Description
This Chicken and Tater Tot Casserole is a comforting meal that’s easy to prepare and perfect for the whole family. Packed with veggies and topped with crispy tater tots, it’s a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 small sweet onion (diced small)
- 1 celery rib (trimmed and diced small)
- 1 & 3/4 cups frozen peas and carrots (no need to thaw first)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 & 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1 & 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast (cut into very small ½-inch cubes)
- 1/3 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- 28 ounces frozen tater tots (you won’t use them all, see note)
- fresh chopped parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a deep 9×9 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, celery, and peas and carrots; season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and thyme. Cook for about 3 minutes until vegetables are tender and onions are soft and translucent. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 20 seconds.
- Stir in the flour until dissolved and no white patches remain.
- Slowly pour in the chicken broth and the milk. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until thick, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the cooked chicken pieces. Remove from the heat.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top.
- Top with frozen tater tots (you may only need half the bag).
- Transfer to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the tater tots are golden brown and the filling is bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes. (Watch carefully and tent with foil the last 10 minutes of baking only if the tots are over-browning.)
- Remove from oven and garnish with a bit of fresh chopped parsley.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes or so before digging in. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You won’t need to use the entire bag of tater tots.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg