braces-friendly dinner of buffalo ranch chicken casserole

INGREDIENTS

  • 1½ – 2 pounds uncooked chicken breast, cut in bite-size pieces
  • 1 – 24 oz. bag Ore-Ida® Tater Tots® Potatoes
  • ¼ cup hot sauce (less if your kids don’t like spicy food)
  • 1 cup ranch dressing
  • 1 cup Mexican blend cheese
  • 6 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 – 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the hot sauce and ranch dressing in a small bowl.
  3. Place chicken pieces and celery slices in a 12 x 9 casserole dish.
  4. Coat the chicken with half of the buffalo ranch sauce.
  5. Sprinkle most of the green onions over the chicken. Save some of the onion slices for the topping.
  6. Place the Tater Tots® potatoes in rows on top of the chicken pieces.
  7. Pour the remaining buffalo ranch sauce over the Tater Tots® potatoes.
  8. Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the Tater Tots® potatoes.
  9. Top with the remaining green onions.
  10. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

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