Cheesy Chicken, Bacon & Tater Tot Crock Pot Bake

Description: This is a simple throw-together dish I came up with that is great for a Sunday after-church meal. Note: You can fry your own bacon for this recipe. I like the taste of bacon but cannot handle the lingering smell it leaves in the house when you fry it, so I just buy the jarred bacon for the few times a year I use it.

Ingredients:

• 1 (32 ounce) bag tater tots
• 0.5 (3 ounce) jar bacon bits (I used Hormel brand)
• 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cups grated colby cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated monterey jack pepper cheese
• 3/4 cup milk
• salt and pepper

Steps:

1. Grease the bottom of the crock pot.
2. Layer 1/2 the tater tots on the bottom of the pot.
3. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the jar of bacon bits.
4. Combine the two cheeses, and sprinkle 1/3 of it over the bacon and tots.
5. Top cheese with the chicken breasts.
6. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Top chicken with another 1/3 of cheese.
8. Sprinkle with another 1/4 of the jar of bacon bits.
9. Add remainder of the tater tots.
10. Top with final 1/3 of the cheese.
11. Pour milk over the top.
12. Set crock pot to high and cook 3-4 hours.