Pour blended gravy over veggie mixture and top with a tater tot arrangement of your choice! Bake at 425 for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly (Photo #4)! Start by sautéing your diced onion and minced garlic with a little olive oil in the bottom of a 12 inch cast iron skillet over low/medium heat until onions are clear (or just sauté in a regular frying pan and transfer to an oven safe dish of comparable size if you don't have the cast iron skillet!) ( Photo #1).Īdd raw cashews, cornstarch or flour, Braggs, onion and garlic powder, and water to your blender and blend until completely smooth (Photo #2).ĭistribute 3 cups of frozen mixed veggies over the sautéed onions and garlic, followed by chopped pieces of vegan chicken substitute ( I love the Gardein strips, but this is totally optional). vegan chicken substitute (optional, but I love the Gardein chicken strips in this!).What you'll need to whip up this Vegan Tater Tot Casserole: This is a great recipe that non-vegans enjoy too, because it's so hearty and satisfying. This easy, comforting casserole is a favorite of ours, and it looks absolutely beautiful when made in a round cast iron skillet. Ready to whip up a scrumptious everyday winner? Let's get started! In a large bowl- combine the chicken, sour cream, cream of chicken, ranch mix, bacon, cheese, pepper, and tater tots.īake- 40 minutes.Vegan tater tot casserole is made with mixed veggies and vegan chicken chunks with a delicious cashew gravy poured over and topped with a crispy tater tot crust! Ingredients needed for this Loaded Tater Tot Chicken Casserole: Not only did the house smell incredible as this cooked, but it was pure comfort food at its finest! Every bite was incredible and my entire family scraped their plates clean! The leftovers were just as tasty reheated the next day, but if you like to freeze leftovers, these would also freeze perfectly! Do you love casseroles? Check these other blog favorites out too: Within minutes, this casserole was assembled and ready for the oven! In fact, I was able to prep this earlier in the day, so once dinnertime came around, I simply placed it in the oven and moved on! Easy peasy, right?! My hubby had made extra bacon the weekend earlier, so I also found that and decided it needed to be included.
Last week, as I went through my freezer, I found some cooked chicken and a bag of tater tots that needed to be used up. Shredded chicken, tender tater tots, bacon bits, and cheddar cheese combined into a loaded tater tot chicken casserole that will have your mouth watering with every bite! Since then, yes, I still make them weekly, however, we change it up and add in some grilled meals, smoker dishes, and lots of variety! That way, we meet in the middle and don’t get tired of the same thing over and over! He quickly (and quite gently) confessed he was a bit burned out of the constant casseroles. Of course, I took him up on that offer for a bit, but wondered why he wanted to do that. Finally, one evening, he approached me and offered to start making dinners. My hubby was a trooper and happily enjoyed the dinners for about two months straight. I was making a new one just about every night and leftovers were either frozen or enjoyed for lunch the next day. Years ago, I may have gone a bit overboard with the casseroles. Loaded Tater Tot Chicken Casserole is bursting with flavor in every bite! Packed with shredded chicken, tater tots, BACON, Ranch, and more…what’s not to love?!?!ĭon’t you just love a good casserole? Especially when the cooler weather hits?! I am a HUGE casserole fan anytime of the year, however, when the Fall season approaches, I automatically go into “comfort food” and “casserole” mode.
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