Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole

Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole

OK, at the request of few friends and family, here is my Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole recipe.
Sorry I don't have pictures to go with it but trust me when I say it's DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:

5 to 6 large potatoes
Butter
2 1/2 cups a shredded cheese
7 slices of bacon for bacon bits
4 stocks of chives, chopped
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil
Frozen Tater Tots, you will only need 7 or 8 fully cooked tots

Directions:

Place your tots in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes at 350º

Place the potatoes in a saucepan of lightly salted water, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander, and let cool.

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes.
Place bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Snip the cooked bacon into pieces with a scissors, or chop. Save bacon grease, leave in pan.

When potatoes have cooled, peel their skins off, cut the potatoes into large chucks and place into large bowl.

Mix the Bacon bits, 2 cups of shredded cheese, 3 Tbs of butter, chopped chives but save a few chives for top of casserole, a dash of salt and pepper in large bowl until butter is melted or mixed good. Place in serving bowl or backing dish.

Take your fully cooked tots, place in leftover bacon grease with 2 Tbs of Olive Oil, cook on high for a few minutes, chopping up your tots with your spatchula, until they are fried to a crisp.

Sprinkle tater tots, leftover chives and the rest of cheese, on top of potato mixture then serve.

Hope you enjoy this recipe :D CHEER!

EXTRA! Try mixing in half a cup of sour cream for a even creamier, load baked potato taste.