Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken, Bacon, & Tater Tot Bake is a delicious and super easy meal to put together. Your whole family will love it!
CROCK POT CHEESY CHICKEN, BACON & TATER TOT BAKE!
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Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken, Bacon, & Tator Tot Bake was a huge hit with my family. I love rainy days, especially in fall in Arizona, because we have ridiculously hot summers, and cool rainy days are awesome after such hot temperatures. We love to get outside and enjoy the weather, and that’s when my best crock pot recipes come in handy!
A couple weeks ago, my son was really sick and we were taking it easy at home. He was so sick that he missed baseball practice. In my son’s world, nothing will stop him from playing baseball, so he was really sick. It was heartbreaking! My husband went to play golf, but they stopped playing after six holes because of the rain, and my daughter was at a friend’s house all day. It was a crock pot kind of day, so I made a Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken, Bacon, & Tator Tot Bake.
This dinner so easy to make and everyone loved the combination of flavors! You can’t really go wrong with bacon, chicken, and cheese, though. All you do is layer the ingredients in the slow cooker, set it, and forget it. Then a few hours later you have a comforting meal that you’ll want to make again and again! Easy casserole recipes for the win! This recipe 100% rivals my Chicken Pot Pie Casserole for my family’s favorite cold weather meal.
Ingredients
- One 32 ounce bag frozen tater tots
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 cups 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese or Colby jack cheese blend
- 2/3 cup 2% milk whole milk would be fine too
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Once bacon cools, crumble it into small pieces, and set it aside.
- Coat the inside of your crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.
- Dump half the frozen tater tots into the crock pot, and spread into an even layer. Top tots with 1/3 of the cheese and 1/2 the crumbled bacon.
- Place uncooked chicken on top of the tater tot layer. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Top chicken with 1/3 of the cheese.
- Spread remaining tater tots over the chicken layer. Top with remaining bacon and cheese. Pour milk over the top of the dish.
- Cover your crock pot and cook on HIGH on 3 hours, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center. Serve warm.
Notes
If you liked this don’t forget these!
Sweet Bacon Tator Tots
Crock Pot Pizza Dip
Cheesy Cauliflower Pancakes
Georgeanna Montalto says
I have made this several times, it comes out perfect and the entire family eats it up. One of my go to meals for the busy work week with the family! So yummy, never mushy. Thanks for sharing
Aubrey Cota says
Thanks so much, Georgeanna. I’m so glad to hear it works out so well for your family!
Georgeanna says
I have made this 3 times now, turns out beautiful each time. I have taken it to a friend after surgery and to a church potluck. Everyone raved about it and this will definitely go on the list for “meals during the week that I don’t have to stay hours in the kitchen” dish.
This is a wonderful dish to pre make in the crock, put it in the fridge then just add the milk before you put it in the base and turn on. Thank you!
Aubrey Cota says
Awesome!! Thank you.
Angela Jones says
My husband isn’t much of a fan of chicken but I think he’d like this so I’m going to try it out on him. I know I’LL love it!!!
Aubrey Cota says
With all the other ingredients he won’t even think twice about the chicken! It’s such a hit everywhere I take it he’ll soon be a major fan!
Brandy says
Needed cooked longer then 3 hrs the chicken wasnt cooked in 3 hrs I left it cook 4 hrs because at 3 hrs the chicken was still pink. But is very delicious my kids loved it
Aubrey Cota says
Size of the chicken really does make a difference huh. I’m glad it worked out so well in the end!
Victoria says
Not sure if this was already addressed, but would love to know if anyone has suggestions of making this a slow cooker “dump” meal…trying to prepare for baby #1 to arrive in October and prepping some quick easy freezer meals. Do you think this would work to prep and then either dump in the crock or oven bake?