Chicken, Bacon & Tot Hot Dish

Serves 6-8

Think of this as a cross between a casserole and a chicken pot pie, only with tots instead of pie dough. And how can that be bad?

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, diced

• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced

• 1/2 pound uncooked bacon, chopped

• 2 tablespoons dry vermouth

• 2 cups cooked chicken - shredded or chopped, either is fine

• 1/4 cup flour

• 1/2 cup chicken broth

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1/2 cup frozen peas

• 1/2 teaspoon each dried thyme & sage

• Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper

• 1-2 tablespoons Sriracha

• One 26 ounce bag Tater Tots

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Cook bacon in a large pan until about halfway cooked - then add onions

3. Cook a couple more minutes and add mushrooms - continue until mushrooms are softened and bacon just getting done

4. Add vermouth and cook for 2 minutes

5. Sprinkle in flour and stir until everything is coated

6. Stir in chicken stock and milk, mix well

7. Add peas, thyme, sage & season generously with salt & pepper

8. Add Sriracha to taste, stir thoroughly

9. Pour mixture into a greased 9x9 baking dish and top lovingly with frozen tots

10. Bake for 30 minutes or until tots are crispy