Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon, Tater Tots, and Cheese
Description
This is a very easy chicken casserole cooked in the slow cooker with bacon bits, Tater Tots, and two types of cheese.
Ingredients
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4 ounces bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
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1 pound skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
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salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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1 (16 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
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1 1/2 cups grated Colby cheese
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1 1/2 slices grated Monterey Jack cheese
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3/4 cup milk
Directions
1
Place bacon pieces in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels. Crumble once cool enough to handle.
2
Season chicken pieces lightly with salt and pepper.
3
Grease the bottom of a slow cooker with bacon grease and layer 1/2 of the potato nuggets on the bottom. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the bacon bits. Mix Colby cheese and Monterey Jack cheese together in a bowl and sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top. Add chicken in 1 layer and top with 1/2 of the remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits and top with remaining potato nuggets. Sprinkle rest of the cheese mixture on top and pour milk over everything.
4
Cover the slow cooker and cook on High until chicken is cooked though and cheese has melted, 3 to 5 hours.