Crockpot: Chicken, Bacon, and Tator Tots

This has become one of the favorite meals! The creamy rice with some crunchy tator tots makes this an amazing comfort meal especially on a slow relaxing day. I like to serve this with some salad or with my favorite simple cucumber recipe.

Chicken Bacon and Tater Tots in the Crock Pot

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Ingredients

  

• 2 lb chicken
• 6 oz bacon
• 1 can condensed cream of chicken
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1.5 cups rice
• 3 carrots
• 3 celery
• 1 yellow onion
• garlic powder
• Italian seasoning
• Mesquite seasoning can substitute with paprika, salt, rosemary, thyme, and cumin
• 1-2 cups Tater Tots
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Instructions

 

• Chop up carrots, celery, onion, and bacon.
• Add whole chicken breasts, carrots, celery, bacon, onion, spices, 3 cups of chicken broth to crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, shred chicken while still in crock pot with two forks.
• Add final cup of chicken broth and rice to crock pot and cook for another 2 hours. (Rice should be very creamy and soft)
• Airfry or bake tater tots according to package instructions and add to crock pot for crunch.
• Add shredded cheese to top and mix until melted.