Tater Tot Chicken Pot Pie: Molly Yeh’s Delicious Recipe | TODAY

cream of chicken soup

🥗Healthier: homemade cream sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of mushroom soup

Cream of mushroom soup is often less expensive and can provide a similar creamy texture.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

American cheese melts well and is often cheaper than cheddar.

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter and 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 half the milk, stirring continuously until thickened, and then repeat with the other half of the milk.

Stir in the chicken soup mix, peas, chicken, thyme, and a few turns of pepper and simmer, stirring often, for 10 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.

Transfer the mixture to a 8x11-inch baking dish (or other 3-quart oven-safe dish) and then cover with Tater Tots.

Bake until the tots are golden brown, begin checking for doneness at 30 minutes.

Let cool slightly and serve with ketchup, if desired.

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