How to Make Appetizing Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish

Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish. Frozen hash browns with onions and peppers are topped with cooked chicken, a delicious soup mixture and Cheddar cheese. Baked until hot and bubbling and sprinkled with crumbled bacon, this savory, satisfying casserole is sure to please. Great recipe for Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish.

Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish. An easy, cheesy, chicken and bacon casserole easily modified. Feel free to try different soups such as cream of chicken, corn chowder, or even use a chicken broth with a roux for a more "pot pie" taste. You can cook Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish

You need 2 cups of chicken.
You need of Bacon as preferred.
Prepare 1 cup of onion.
It's 1-3 cups of mixed vegetables as preferred.
It's 2 cans of condensed cream of mushroom soup.
You need 1 cup of plain yogurt.
You need 1 cup of milk or as needed.
Prepare 1-2 cups of shredded cheddar.
You need 1 lb of tater tots.
It's of Salt.
Prepare of Pepper.
You need of Sage.

I tend to make these when I have leftover Chicken. Although Cheddar is my favorite cheese I would like to try a swiss with this. That combined with the bacon would make a great flavor. Cheese is one thing that you can use to make a recipe your own.

Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Hot Dish step by step

Prepare and cut all products. Cube chicken into bite sized pieces. Dice onions..
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F..
Cook bacon until slightly crispy. Place aside. Keep oil in pan..
Fry onions in bacon grease about 5 minutes. Add butter for a richer flavor if desired. Feel free to caramelize if desired, about 15 minutes. Carefully strain onions from pan, keeping as much grease as possible..
Fry chicken in bacon/onion grease. Season as desired with salt, pepper, and sage..
In a large bowl, mix vegetables, onion, yogurt, bacon, chicken, and condensed soup. Add milk slowly until very creamy. Add cheese..
Place mixture into ceramic or glass dish. I used four personal sized ceramic dishes. One large dish is fine but will need 5-10 extra minutes in oven..
Cover mixture evenly with tater tots..
Bake 40 minutes or until crispy on top..

Anyhow I made this tonight and it is gone. My husband and two sons really enjoyed it. When bacon is done, cook the chicken in the bacon grease left in the pan. Add the garlic powder; and then add the salt and pepper to taste. Cook the pasta according to directions; drain and pour back into the pot.