Chicken pot tot hotdish from Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm (page 146) by Molly Yeh

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dried thyme
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jennifer_vszvd1 on March 14, 2026

Subbed slow cooked chicken breast for thighs. Deglazed pan with a splash of sherry while cooking carrots and onions. So good.
lkgrover on January 14, 2026

Good "comfort food" hotdish (casserole), reminds me of my Minnesota childhood favorites. I modified by adding celery & baby bella mushrooms and omitting peas (which I dislike).
heyksquared on January 04, 2026

This is a good recipe, which I modified a bit. I added three ribs of celery, because why not. I also precooked the chicken in the instant pot, and just added it in. I really thought the base needed more milk, and added almost 3/4 cup more. I used a 9x13, and chilled after filling with the base. When it was time for dinner, I topped with tater tots and baked for 45 minutes. Yummy!
taste24 on June 22, 2020

This was delicious and a fun play on traditional pot pie, but I wish my tots had gotten crispier. Maybe par-bake them a bit before arranging on top next time?
sosayi on September 27, 2019

This is a good base recipe, as the pot pie recipe allows for many variations. For instance, I used leeks/shallots instead of onion, added some dried shiitakes, and upped the carrot and pea amounts. I also added a smidge of tarragon and not just thyme to season. A more basic change to the recipe: I would add more liquid (perhaps chicken broth and not just chicken broth base, as called for), since my mixture ended up being quite a bit thicker than an ideal pot pie. Some of the liquid also got soaked up into the tots, so a bit brothier base would be better in that regard, too. Still, I'd definitely use this recipe again as a jumping off point, since it was dual-child approved.
Lnbrittain on February 03, 2019

Super good sauce, cooks up easier and fresher than any chicken pot pie recipe I’ve made before. I loved the tater tots on the top. Hotdish is a new thing for me and it’s fascinating!
Rutabaga on January 17, 2018

This is a fun dish to make, and reasonably healthful for what it is, considering the filling is homemade and not high in fat or sodium like casseroles made from canned soup. Oddly, our one-year-old refused to eat it, but our six year old ate it right up (with ketchup, of course). I made the filling and spread it in the dish in advance. Since mine was a 9" x 13" dish, it took almost two pounds of tots to cover it. Also, since the filling was cold, it needed close to an hour in the oven.