Tater Tot Casserole With Leftover Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2-2 cups shredded chicken (i like using the leftover's from mirj's crockpot chicken #18787)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 (4 ounce) can of chopped green chilies
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or 1 cup mexican blend cheese
• 30 tater tots

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 combine chicken and beans in bowl.
• 3 spray 13x9 casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• 4 layer the casserole as follows: chicken/beans (on bottom), then chiles, followed by cheese, then tater tots.
• 5 cover with tin foil and bake for 35-40 minutes, until cooked through.
• 6 remove foil, turning oven up to 425°f.
• 7 using a fork gently flatten out the tater tots and return casserole to oven.
• 8 cook until tater tots get brown and crispy, about 5-10 minutes.