Cheesy Chicken, Bacon & Tater Tot Crock Pot Bake

By gungirl57

This is a simple throw-together dish I came up with that is great for a Sunday after-church meal. Note: You can fry your own bacon for this recipe. I like the taste of bacon but cannot handle the lingering smell it leaves in the house when you fry it, so I just buy the jarred bacon for the few times a year I use it.

Ingredients

• 1 (32 ounce) bag tater tots
• 0.5 (3 ounce) jar bacon bits (I used Hormel brand)
• 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cups grated colby cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated monterey jack pepper cheese
• 3/4 cup milk
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Grease the bottom of the crock pot.

2 Layer 1/2 the tater tots on the bottom of the pot.

3 Sprinkle with 1/4 of the jar of bacon bits.

4 Combine the two cheeses, and sprinkle 1/3 of it over the bacon and tots.

5 Top cheese with the chicken breasts.

6 Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper to taste.

7 Top chicken with another 1/3 of cheese.

8 Sprinkle with another 1/4 of the jar of bacon bits.

9 Add remainder of the tater tots.

10 Top with final 1/3 of the cheese.

11 Pour milk over the top.

12 Set crock pot to high and cook 3-4 hours.