Name: Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon, Tater Tots, and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces - 4 ounces; Skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces - 1 pound; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 pound; Frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®) - 1 (16 ounce) package; Grated Colby cheese - 1 ½ cups; Grated Monterey Jack cheese - 1 ½ slices; Milk - ¾ cup

Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon, Tater Tots, and Cheese

1. Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 4 ounces

2. Skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 1 pound

3. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 pound

4. Frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®) 1 (16 ounce) package

5. Grated Colby cheese 1 ½ cups

6. Grated Monterey Jack cheese 1 ½ slices

7. Milk ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon, Tater Tots, and Cheese

1 . Stage

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 . Stage

Season chicken pieces lightly with salt and pepper.

3 . Stage

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 . Stage

Cover the slow cooker and cook on High until chicken is cooked though and cheese has melted, 3 to 5 hours.