Let the casserole cool to room temperature.
Here’s how you can freeze your chicken tater tot casserole: Make to to let it cool before placing in containers.įreezing chicken tater tot casserole is a great way to meal prep and have a quick and easy meal on hand for busy days. Store your cooked casserole in plastic containers with lids in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Additionally, you can dice up the celery to add to the top of the casserole as well. Fresh parsley: Sprinkle some fresh chopped parsley over the top of the casserole for a fresh and herbaceous flavor.Ĭelery sticks are a natural side with buffalo chicken wings and they also make a nice side for our buffal0 chicken tater tot casserole.Jalapeños: Slice up some fresh jalapeños and scatter them over the top of the casserole for a extra spicy kick.Bacon bits: Sprinkle some bacon bits over the top of the casserole for an added salty crunch and all around amazingness!.Chopped scallions (green onions): Add some chopped scallions to the top of the casserole for a fresh and zesty flavor.Sour Cream: Dab or spread some sour cream over the top of the casserole for a creamy and cooling contrast to the spicy buffalo sauce.Blue cheese crumbles: Sprinkle some crumbled blue cheese over the top of the casserole for an extra tangy and savory flavor.The sky is the limit! Here’s some of my favorite ideas: There’s so many ways to serve this dish and so many toppings you can use. When it’s done, carefully remove from oven and let it cool for a few minutes before serving. Now your prepared dish goes into a preheats oven at 375°(F) for about 45 minutes or until the tater tots are golden brown and the cheese sauce is bubbly around the edges. I like to leave just a little space in between each tot so that the cheese can bubble up. See? I told ya it was easy!Īdd the tater tots to the top of the chicken and cheese mixture. Pour it all into a baking dish and top with frozen tater tots. Whisk it all together until it’s well combined.
Mix together the soup, cream cheese, ranch dressing, cheeses, spices and milk in a mixing bowl. This couldn’t get any easier and is one of the big reasons this dish is so popular. We want that nice light crips that they provide. We don’t want to get too heavy with the cheese on top as it can interfere with the browning of the tater tots. You can also sprinkle ¼ cup of shredded cheese on top of the tater tots once they’re in place. We’ll round things out with some onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and smooth it all out with a splash of milk. The foundation for our sauce will be a can of condensed cream of chicken soup, 4oz of softened cream cheese, ½ cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese and ranch dressing. The other ingredients will provide the fat that butter normally wound in traditional buffalo wing sauce. Or, we can really use any brand of buffalo wing sauce. For this recipe, we can use the most popular hot sauce in most supermarkets – Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. Traditional buffalo wing sauce is nothing more than a combination of hot sauce and butter. Several supermarkets also sell shredded or cubed chicken to use in recipes. My local supermarket has rotisserie chickens for $5.99 each most days and they’re so perfect for this recipe. That will be close enough to 3 cups of cooked chicken. Or, my favorite – use a rotisserie chicken! Just pull all the meat off, cut and shred it up, and you’re good to go.
This is one of those recipes which uses the ingredient of “cooked chicken”. It’s easy to make, too! Your tastebuds will be tantalized with the zesty buffalo sauce, tender chicken and crunchy, golden tater tots topping this creamy and cheesy casserole. Welcome to comfort food at its finest! This delectable Buffalo Chicken Tater Tot Casserole combines all the flavors you love from classic buffalo wings and tater tots into one irresistible dish. You’re gonna put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces with this dish! What is Buffalo Chicken Tater Tot Casserole? All the ingredients are combined in just a few minutes with very little prep, then bakes to crispy, gooey, deliciousness in the oven. You can’t go wrong with this easy recipe. Whether you’re looking for a can’t-miss dish for a party or gathering, or an easy nosh for the kids on a busy weeknight or playtime, this buffalo chicken tater tot casserole has got you covered. Tater tots, ranch, chicken, cheese, hot sauce… need anything more be said? This unbelievable lineup of favorites all comes together in an amazing baked dish that is perfect for any occasion.
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