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Have you ever read one of those “casserole” recipes that call for a box of pasta, two cans of store-bought cream of mushroom soup, and half a container of Cheez Whiz?
This is not one of those recipes. It’s just as convenient – dinner in one pot, no need to fuss with browning anything beforehand – but you can skip the pasta and the hyper-processed ingredients in favor of fresh, whole foods.
And the spicy buffalo chicken taste is definitely a whole lot better than gloopy puddles of fake cheese and soup from a can.
If you don’t want so much heat in your dinner, you can always replace some or all of the hot sauce with BBQ sauce – go half-and-half to tone it down, or all-BBQ for a mellow, sweeter taste. Serve your masterpiece with a fresh side salad to balance the richness of the casserole, and dig in!
Sweet Potato And Buffalo Chicken Casserole Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 50 min
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes;
- 5 sweet potatoes, cut into ½-inch cubes;
- 1 tbsp. paprika;
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder;
- 6 tbsp. hot sauce;
- ½ cup olive oil or melted ghee;
- 1 cup bacon, cooked and cut into pieces;
- 1 cup green onions, sliced;
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- In a large bowl, combine together the olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, and hot sauce, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the sweet potatoes and chicken, and stir to coat.
- Empty the bowl into a casserole dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
- Add the green onions and bacon to the dish and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to let all the flavors combine.
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Sweet Potato And Buffalo Chicken Casserole Recipe
A favorite family dinner, made Paleo-friendly without sacrificing convenience or comfort-food value. This recipe is a must-try Paleo casserole!
4.25 from 12 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 929 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes
- 5 sweet potatoes cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 tbsp. paprika
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder
- 6 tbsp. hot sauce
- ½ cup olive oil or melted ghee
- 1 cup bacon cooked and cut into pieces
- 1 cup green onions sliced
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400 F.
In a large bowl, combine together the olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, and hot sauce, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
1 tbsp. paprika, 2 tbsp. garlic powder, 6 tbsp. hot sauce, ½ cup olive oil or melted ghee, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Add the sweet potatoes and chicken, and stir to coat.
5 sweet potatoes, 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes
Empty the bowl into a casserole dish.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
Add the green onions and bacon to the dish and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to let all the flavors combine.
1 cup bacon, 1 cup green onions
Nutrition
Calories: 929kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 60gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 32gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 1341mgPotassium: 1777mgFiber: 8gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 25249IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 4mg
Keyword buffalo chicken, casserole, sweet potato
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Reader Interactions
Comments
Katie
Taste is great, if I could get it to cook. Unfortunately, this has been in the oven for well over an hour and half the sweet potatoes are still raw, despite stirring every 15 mins.
I think next time I’ll just make everything separately and put it together at the end.Reply
Paleo Leaper
Maybe it's the potato variety; I guess doing as you explained would fix the issue! Good luck next time!
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Aleta
I also had trouble with the sweet potatoes cooking evenly; despite stirring it every 10 minutes, some were soft while others were quite firm. I would parboil the sweet potatoes first to prevent this.I found the flavor wasn't very strong in the end, but dressed it with more hot sauce and some homemade paleo ranch dressing and it was quite tasty. Next time I would double the seasonings or half the chicken & sweet potatoes, this was a lot of food!
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Matt
Love this recipe and have made it for years! I usually use 3-4 sweet potatoes because some of them are huge. I also finely chop a sweet onion and 2 green peppers to mix in. Top with shredded cheese at the same time as bacon and green onion.Side note: I also sometimes crack a couple over easy eggs on top for breakfast leftovers. Weird twist to a “breakfast skillet”
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Paleo Leaper
Thanks for the tips Matt! :)
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Steve
Love this recipe! I made two changes that addressed all the concerns from the others. I cut the sweet potato smaller. Then I cooked it covered with foil for 45 to 60 and then broiled for 10 at the end to crisp it.Flavor wise I used minced garlic instead of powder and a bottle of Primal kitchens paleo dairy free Buffalo sauce instead of hot sauce. I also use ghee instead of olive oil.
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Paleo Leaper
Sounds yum Steve!
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Ken
Very good & a crowd pleaser. I like adding some chopped celery and celery leaves at the end with the green onions and bacon...an easy way to add vegetables and goes with the "buffalo sauce" flavor
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