Loaded BBQ Hen Totchos – Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

These tacky loaded BBQ rooster totchos (tater tot “nachos”) are incredible! Hearty sufficient for a simple weeknight dinner, enjoyable sufficient for an appetizer or get together – they're so yummy!

This innocent-looking tater tot recipe is definitely top-of-the-line issues I’ve eaten all 12 months. Scrumptious eaten heat straight from the pan, the leftovers are even higher.

I’ve by no means thought-about myself a tater tot fan, however thanks to those totchos, I'm firmly planted within the keep-tater-tots-around-at-all-times camp.

How you can Make Totchos

These loaded totchos are extremely straightforward to make. On a sheet pan or in a 9X13-inch pan bake tater tots till scorching, after which layer:

• Cooked rooster + BBQ sauce
• Monterey Jack cheese
• Thinly sliced pink onion
• Bacon
• Extra cheese (after all)

This layered concoction bakes till the cheese is melty and all of the substances are sizzling and effervescent.

As soon as the totchos come out of the oven, begin layering on the toppings.

You'll be able to choose and select no matter toppings you want, however listed here are our favourite toppings for these loaded BBQ rooster totchos:

• Bitter cream
• Chopped tomatoes
• Chopped avocados or guacamole
• Chopped recent cilantro
• Sliced jalapeños (recent or jarred)

SO INCREDIBLY YUMMY.

All the substances within the tochos and the toppings might be altered in response to your likes, dislikes and little style buds. It’s a really adaptable recipe! Simply comply with your coronary heart. You actually can’t mess these up.

A Second of Silence for Leftovers

These BBQ rooster totchos make a superb and really straightforward weeknight dinner. However they’d be excellent for an appetizer or get together or some other particular, enjoyable occasion.

What I actually need to emphasise another time is my timeless love for the leftovers.

Barely warmed up within the microwave, toppings and all and with further cheese for good measure, these totchos are essentially the most heavenly mess of leftover deliciousness I’ve ever eaten.

Like, conceal the leftovers behind the wilting container of spinach within the fridge form of good. I can’t wait so that you can attempt these totchos. They're subsequent stage scrumptious.

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Loaded BBQ Hen Totchos

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook dinner Time: 40 minutes

Complete Time: 1 hr 10 minutes

• 28-ounce bag tater tots
• 3 cups cooked, chopped rooster
• 1 ½ cups BBQ sauce
• 2 to three cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• ½ cup thinly sliced or chopped pink onion
• ½ to 1 cup cooked, crumbled bacon (about 6-8 slices)

Toppings:

• Bitter cream
• Chopped tomatoes
• Diced avocados or guacamole
• Chopped cilantro
• Sliced or diced recent or jarred jalapeños
• Another toppings you want

• Preheat the oven to 400 levels F.

• Organize tater tots in an excellent single layer down the middle of a half sheet pan or within the backside of a 9X13-inch baking dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes till the tater tots are heated by way of and scorching (they will cook dinner extra in a later step).

• Whereas the tater tots bake, mix the cooked rooster and BBQ sauce.

• Prime the tater tots evenly with the rooster combination, half of the cheese, pink onion, bacon, and remaining cheese.

• Bake for 15-20 minutes till the cheese is melted and all of the substances are heated by way of.

• Prime with any and all toppings you want and dig in.

BBQ Sauce: my favourite home made BBQ sauce recipe right here.
Substitutions: all the substances on this recipe might be altered, elevated, or decreased in response to your likes and dislikes; it’s a really adaptable recipe! 

Serving: 1 serving, Energy: 580kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 25g, Fats: 33g, Saturated Fats: 13g, Ldl cholesterol: 84mg, Sodium: 1167mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 19g

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