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Jalapeño Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole

This Jalapeño Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole is one of my new favorite meals. Creamy, cheesy and filling. Not spicy but so, so good!

A WHOLE MEAL IN ONE DISH!

Y’all, I just need a moment here to give thanks to God for bacon. And cheese. And tater tots. I’m not even kidding. This recipe for Jalapeño Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole I am sharing today is so over-the-top awesome. I almost having a hard time describing the amazingness of this casserole. It’s so easy to throw together and a meal everyone will love!

Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole shown with a large serving spoon scooping out a serving.

IS THIS JALAPEÑO POPPER CASSEROLE SPICY HOT?

It’s not. I am super sensitive to space and I didn’t think this was crazy spicy. However, you can certainly leave out the jalapeños and it’ll still taste amazing. This casserole is a whole meal in one. You have a layer of tater tots on the bottom followed by a layer of rotisserie chicken that is topped with the most yummy cream cheese mixture and all of that is finished off with melted cheese, bacon and green onions (ya know, to be healthy.) 😉 Make it. Today. Then thank me later!

Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole shown fully baked with melted cheese in a white casserole dish.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

  • tater tots
  • cream cheese
  • sour cream
  • garlic salt
  • black pepper
  • Mexican shredded cheese
  • green onions
  • jalapeño peppers
  • bacon
  • rotisserie chicken
tater tots, cream cheese, sour cream, garlic salt, black pepper, Mexican shredded cheese, green onions, jalapeño pepper, bacon, rotisserie chicken.

HOW TO MAKE JALAPEÑO POPPER TATER TOT CHICKEN CASSEROLE:

Preheat oven to 425f degrees. Spread tater tots into the bottom a 9″ x 13″ baking dish. Bake tater tots for about 15 minutes.

frozen tater tots layered in the bottom of a casserole dish.

While tater tots are cooking, in a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese and sour cream. Season with garlic salt and pepper. Stir in half the shredded cheese, half the green onions, diced jalapeño peppers and half the cooked bacon until combined well.

cream cheese, sour cream, bacon and shredded cheese in a bowl.

Once the tater tots are cooked, remove from the oven (but don’t turn the oven off.) Spread diced chicken on top of the cooked tater tots.

diced rotisserie chicken layered on top of tater tots.

Then layer the cream cheese mixture on top of the chicken. Just do your best to spread it out.

cream cheese mixture layered on top of tater tots and diced chicken.

Sprinkle the top with the rest of the shredded cheese, green onions and bacon.
Cook, uncovered, for about 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

topping of shredded Mexican cheese, sliced green onions and chopped bacon.

Then dig in! Serve with a salad.

Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole shown with a large silver spoon scooping up a serving with melted cheese pulling.

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Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole

Jalapeño Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole

This Jalapeño Popper Tater Tot Chicken Casserole is one of my new favorite meals. Creamy, cheesy and filling. Not spicy but so, so good!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 2 pound bag frozen tater tots
  • 2 (8 ounce) blocks cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups Mexican shredded cheese, divided use
  • 6 green onions, sliced
  • 6 jalapeno peppers, seeds removed and diced
  • 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled, divided use
  • 1 family size rotisserie chicken, meat removed and diced into chunks

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
  • Spread tater tots into the bottom a 9"x13" baking dish. Bake tater tots for 15 minutes.
  • While tater tots are cooking, in a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese and sour cream. Season with garlic salt and pepper. Stir in half the shredded cheese, half the green onions, diced jalapeño peppers and half the cooked bacon until combined well.
  • Once the tater tots are cooked, remove from the oven (but don’t turn the oven off.) Spread diced chicken on top of the cooked tater tots.
  • Then layer the cream cheese mixture on top of the chicken.
  • Sprinkle the top with the rest of the shredded cheese, green onions and bacon.
  • Cook, uncovered, for about 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Video

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Notes

  • Serve with a salad.
  • This can be made without chicken. You can also make it with cooked ground beef instead of chicken. 
  • Jalapeños are optional if you don’t enjoy them. 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 35g | Sodium: 1185mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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