Comfy Chicken Casserole

Except for the can of soup, all of the quantities are approximate.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 pan—I use glass, with non-stick spray. Or use butter.

Put a single layer of frozen tater tots in the pan. Layer the frozen corn on top of the tater tots. The corn will fall in the holes between the tots, and that’s good. Heat a skillet to medium and put about a tablespoon or so of olive oil in to coat the bottom. Cook your chicken in the skillet. I got “chicken strips for stir fry” from my local meat counter and I diced them up a little before cooking. You can always dice up a couple of chicken breasts for the same effect.

When the chicken is about halfway done cooking, season it as you like (or not). Cook until there are no pink bits showing. At this point, pour the soup into the skillet and let it warm up. Bubbling is good. After a bit of that, pour the chicken and soup into your baking dish, being sure to cover all of the tater tots and corn. Evenly spread your shredded cheese on top, then the bread crumbs. Don’t overload the baking dish, but otherwise use amounts that look good to you.

Bake for one hour. When done baking, I turned the broiler on for a bit to make sure the bread crumbs were nicely browned. Watch to make sure they don’t burn! Serve and enjoy!