Chicken Pot Pie Tater Tot Casserole (2024)

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TATER TOT CASSEROLE (CHICKEN POT PIE VERSION)

Your family will love this tater tot casserole with a chicken pot pie twist! Who can resist crispy tater tot nuggets and melted cheese?! And it’s a great dinner recipe to use up a rotisserie chicken which makes it so quick to prepare.

We must love our tater tots around here because other family favorites is this bbq beef tater tot casserole and this cheeseburger tater tot casserole.

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO MAKE TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Butter

Onion – Use any type you want. I normally always have yellow onions in my kitchen so that’s what I use.

Dried Thyme & Montreal Chicken Seasoning – The Montreal chicken seasoning can be found by the other spices at the store. If you can’t find it for some reason just use salt & pepper.

All-Purpose Flour – This thickens the chicken pot pie mixture. Use a gluten-free or almond flour if needed.

Chicken Broth – You can use the regular chicken broth or the reduced-sodium chicken broth. I prefer to use low-sodium so the casserole is not too salty. But it’s all up to personal salt preference.

Cream Cheese

Shredded Chicken – Use leftover chicken, a rotisserie chicken, or bake some up in the oven or slow cooker.

MY TIPS & HELPFUL HINTS

I almost always use a rotisserie chicken for this tater tot casserole recipe because it makes it quick & easy to prepare. I get a rotisserie chicken from Costco and it’s enough for the amount of chicken needed for the recipe.
The recipe calls for mini tater tots because I have found that they cook quicker and more evenly, which ensures that you will get crispy tater tots on the top. I have only ever seen the mini tater tots in the Ora Ida brand. Feel free to use the non-mini tater tots but increase the cook time slightly.
Montreal chicken seasoning adds great flavor. It’s from the McCormick brand and you will find it by the other seasonings and spices at the grocery store.

TRY THESE OTHER CHICKEN POT PIE RECIPES

Chicken Pot Pie Soup – So creamy and packed full of all the things you love about chicken pot pie but without the pie crust. Chunks of chicken, peas, carrots, in a creamy chicken broth base.

Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Biscuit Casserole – Creamy chicken pot pie topped with buttery, flakey biscuits and parmesan cheese.

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie – An easy version made in the slow cooker! This recipe uses convenient ingredients like canned biscuits, cream of chicken soup, and lots of veggies for a simple slow cooker version of the classic.

Chicken Pot Pie Tater Tot Casserole

Author Jessica

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Ingredients

▢ 4 tablespoons butter
▢ 1 onion finely chopped
▢ 1 tablespoon Montreal chicken seasoning
▢ ½ teaspoon dried thyme
▢ 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
▢ 1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
▢ 4 oz cream cheese (1/2 of an 8 oz block)
▢ 3 cups diced or shredded chicken
▢ 1 bag (10 oz) steamables frozen mixed vegetables
▢ 1-2 cups shredded cheese
▢ 1 bag (28 oz) frozen mini tater tots

Instructions

Heat oven to 400° and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large skillet pan, over medium-high heat, melt butter. Once melted, add diced onion, Montreal chicken seasoning, and dried thyme. Cook 4-5 minutes until the onions are soft and transculent.
Sprinkle flour over the onion and stir until a thick paste forms. Keep stirring for about 1 minute to cook the flour.
While stirring with a whisk, add the can of chicken broth and stir until the clumps are gone and everything is combined. Heat to a low boil, while stirring constantly. It should only take about 2-3 minutes.
Once thickened, add in the cream cheese and stir to combine. Add the cooked chicken and the bag of frozen vegetables. Stir to combine. Dump into the prepared baking dish.
In a single layer, place tater tots on top of the pot pie mixture. Make sure the tater tots are not on top of each other. You just want one layer evenly across the top.
Cook for 40-45 minutes or until the tater tots are brown and crispy and cooked through. Top with shredded cheese and place back in oven just for a few minutes until the cheese melts.
Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. The pot pie filling will thicken back up and it will allow time for the casserole to cool down a bit.

Notes

Onion : I typically use yellow onion but a white onion would work also.

Tater Tots : I prefer the mini tater tots because they cook more evenly and quicker. Ora Ida is the brand that makes them. If you can't find the minis then just use regular tater tots and increase the bake time slightly.

Frozen Vegetables : You do not have to steam these in the microwave according to package directions before adding them into the chicken pot pie. Just dump in the frozen veggies and they will cook in the oven. BUT, if you want to ensure you have soft vegetables (like me!) go ahead and cook the vegetables according to package instructions before adding them into the pot pie. Either way works fine.

Chicken Broth : You can use the regular chicken broth or the reduced-sodium chicken broth. I prefer to use low-sodium so the casserole is not too salty. But it's all up to personal salt preference.

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