Description
Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole delivers comfort straight to your dinner table with crispy tater tots, savory chicken, and tangy ranch mingling in one satisfying dish. Grab your fork and get ready for a crowd-pleasing meal that brings smiles around the table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 5 cups rotisserie chicken
- 1 32-ounce package frozen potato tots
- 4 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 ¼ cups cooked and crumbled bacon
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 10.5-ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- ⅔ cup ranch dressing
Seasonings and Garnish:
- 1 1-ounce envelope ranch dressing mix
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- Sliced scallions
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Prepare your oven at 350°F and coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray so nothing sticks.
- Create a single layer of frozen tater tots across the entire bottom of your baking dish, making sure they’re evenly spread.
- Whisk together 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 cup sour cream, ⅔ cup ranch dressing, 1 packet ranch dressing mix, ½ teaspoon black pepper, and ½ teaspoon granulated garlic until your sauce is completely smooth.
- Distribute 5 cups shredded rotisserie chicken across the tater tots in an even blanket.
- Sprinkle ½ of the 1 ¼ cups crumbled bacon over the chicken layer.
- Pour the entire ranch-soup mixture across the casserole, ensuring complete coverage.
- Top the casserole with 4 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese and remaining bacon pieces.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes to develop deep flavors.
- Remove foil and continue baking for another 10 minutes until cheese melts and turns golden.
- Garnish with fresh sliced scallions before serving your comforting casserole.
Notes
- Keep the tater tots frozen for the best crispy texture when baking the casserole.
- Swap ranch dressing mix with homemade seasoning if watching sodium intake.
- Use rotisserie chicken for a faster preparation and deeper flavor profile.
- For a gluten-free version, select gluten-free cream of chicken soup and verify ranch dressing ingredients.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 to 8
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg