Chicken Pot Tot Hotdish

Name: Chicken Pot Tot Hotdish
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 3 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 Kosher salt; 1 6 tablespoons flour; 1 3 cups whole milk; 1 Enough chicken broth base to make 3 cups broth; 1 3/4 cup peas, fresh or frozen; 1 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thigh, cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces; 1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 Black pepper; 1 18 ounces frozen Tater Tots; 1 Ketchup; 1 for serving (optional)

From the kitchen of Carly

Creamy chicken and vegetables in a silky roux-based sauce, topped with crispy tater tots and baked until golden. The comfort of a classic pot pie meets the satisfying crunch of tots, all in one sheet pan.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

13 tablespoons unsalted butter
11 large onion, finely chopped
13 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1Kosher salt
16 tablespoons flour
13 cups whole milk
1Enough chicken broth base to make 3 cups broth
13/4 cup peas, fresh or frozen
11 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thigh, cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces
11/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1Black pepper
118 ounces frozen Tater Tots
1Ketchup
1for serving (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrots and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour so that it gets evenly distributed. Add 1 1/2 cups of the milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Repeat with the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir in the chicken broth base, peas, chicken, thyme, and a few turns of pepper and simmer, stirring often, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust seasonings if desired.
Transfer the mixture to an 11x8-inch baking dish (or other 3-quart ovenproof dish) and cover the bitch with Tater Tots. Arrange them snugly and neatly. Bake until the tots are golden brown. Begin checking for doneness at 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve with ketchup, if desired.