Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole {Whole30}
This Whole30 Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole is a delicious one pan meal that is packed with flavor! It takes less than 10 minutes to prep and only uses 5 ingredients. Perfect for busy weeknights!
*This post was updated with new copy and photos on February 24, 2021.
Casseroles and one-pan meals are my love language! Also anything Buffalo Chicken. Which makes this meal a winner in my book! All of my kids LOVE buffalo anything (as long as I use mild sauce), so it’s also great for the whole family. This Loaded Potato and Buffalo Chicken Casserole is so simple to make, and it only uses 5 ingredients. You truly can’t beat that!
What Ingredients You Need to Make This Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Like I mentioned, you only need 5 (maybe 6) ingredients to make this!
- Chicken – I love to get my organic, free-range chicken breasts from Butcher Box. They deliver the meat straight to your doorstep, and it’s seriously the best chicken I’ve ever had!
- Potatoes – For this recipe, you can use 1 lb of yellow or red baby potatoes or 4-5 russett potatoes (peeled or not, up to you!). If you use baby potatoes, I like to cut them into halves if they’re smaller, or fourths if they’re on the bigger side.
- Buffalo Sauce – Some of my favorite healthier (and Whole30 compliant) brands of buffalo sauce are: The New Primal, Tessemae’s, and Primal Kitchen.
- Green onions
- Bacon – I also love to get this from Butcher Box. It’s sugar free and so delicious!
- Green onions
- Ranch dressing – My favorites are Tessemae’s or Sir Kensington’s!
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I used my 9×13 Staub Baking Dish for this recipe. Any 9×13 pan will work well!
How to Make This Whole30 Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole
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Cook your bacon. I like to do this using my No Mess Oven Baked Bacon method! Drain it on a paper towel lined plate while you make the casserole.
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Preheat your oven to 450. Spray a 9×13 casserole dish with avocado or olive oil. In a large bowl, combine the diced potatoes and buffalo sauce. Toss to coat, then use a slotted spoon to remove the potatoes and add them to the baking dish in a single layer. Add the raw chicken pieces to the same bowl with the remaining buffalo sauce and toss. Keep the bowl in the fridge and let the chicken marinate while the potatoes cook.
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Cook the potatoes for 30-35 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes, until cooked through and crispy. Reduce the oven temperature to 400. Add the raw marinated chicken pieces on top of the potatoes along with the bacon pieces. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Top with green onions and a drizzle of ranch dressing and serve. Enjoy!
Looking for some other delicious Whole30 Casseroles to try? Check these out:
Tuscan Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Roasted Veggie Breakfast Casserole
Bacon Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
If you try this casserole out and love it, a rating and review here on my site would mean the world! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @maryswholelife so I can see your creations! Enjoy!
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Whole30 Loaded Potato And Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 lb baby potatoes , quarted, or 4 russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 6-8 strips sugar-free bacon
- ¼ cup green onions, diced
- ¾ cup The New Primal Buffalo Sauce, or compliant buffalo sauce of choice
- Compliant ranch dressing, for serving
Instructions
- Cook your bacon. I like to do this in the oven for 15 mins at 400! Drain it on a paper towel lined plate while you make the casserole.
- Preheat your oven to 450. Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with avocado or olive oil. In a large bowl, combine the diced potatoes and buffalo sauce. Toss to coat, then use a slotted spoon to remove the potatoes and add them to the baking dish in a single layer. Add the raw chicken pieces to the same bowl with the remaining buffalo sauce and toss. Keep the bowl in the fridge and let the chicken marinate while the potatoes cook.
- Cook the potatoes for 30-35 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes, until cooked through and crispy. Reduce the oven temperature to 400. Add the raw marinated chicken pieces on top of the potatoes along with the bacon pieces. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Top with green onions and a drizzle of ranch dressing and serve. Enjoy!
36 Comments on “Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole {Whole30}”
this one is a winner and will be added to our family’s rotation!
This was INSANE, and so so easy. My husband has requested it be made once a week! It’ll make great leftovers too!
So good! One of those meals you eat then can’t wait to eat the leftovers! Can’t wait to make again!
So easy and delicious!! Perfect for a busy weekday or game day meal!
Easy recipe to follow and delicious at the same time. We will definitely make it again.
I made this tonight for dinner and it was a family hit! Everyone raved about it and asked where I got the recipe from. I will definitely be making this again. Thank you for creating and sharing whole meals! 🙂
This was so amazing! So easy, and I had precooked chicken to make it even easier! I also added broccoli which was a nice mix in! I doubled it for my family and there was only 1 serving left! It’s a must make recipe for sure! Yum 😋
Like most of the recipes I’ve tried of Mary’s, this one was delicious! The Buffalo sauce added just the right amount of heat! Super easy to prep, especially with my 14 yo daughters help. ☺️
Thank you so much!!
This dish is awesome! My whole family loved it, even my 3 year old and 5 year old. Putting the ranch on took some of the heat down so the kids could tolerate the spice. I think next time I roast potatoes I am going to toss them in buffalo sauce just because that was my favorite part of the meal!
Easy and delicious!
Delicious! Everyone in the family loved it. Highly recommended!
I LOVE THIS especially with the ranch. So good as leftovers to reheat for lunch at work. I just ate an enormous dinner but could definitely go for a bowl of this right now
So good! Thank you for the great recipe! You have so many good ones! This was one my whole family likes which is miraculous in itself!
I am glad you all loved it!
My whole family enjoyed this! I don’t do Whole 30, so I just used the Frank’s Buffalo and Hidden Valley Ranch. I did use turkey bacon and cheese on mine. It will be a repeat at our house!
This was so easy and delicious! I was out of bacon and green onion, but through in a little red onion. Also served it over greens and added a little chopped celery on top. Yum!
Yay! Thanks Krista!
This was super delicious!!! We didn’t make this 100% Whole30 friendly, because I didnt have compliant bacon and ranch – but was still awesome. Used greek yogurt ranch instead and our bacon had a tiny bit of sugar in it. Also, didnt have primal kitchen buffalo sauce, so i made some with franks and ghee.
Definitely will be a staple go to in our house. Love it because it could be versatile with adding veggies or maybe even doing with a BBQ sauce.
Thanks Lauren! It is definitely a customizable recipe using whatever you have on hand! 🙂
I have a question? Do you put the bacon pieces in raw with raw chicken?
Hi Kristen – no, for this recipe we use pre-cooked bacon pieces on top!
Made this with your chicken wing recipe for super bowl and was a hit! Thank you for all the great recipes!!
Thanks, Maggie! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
As with most of your recipes, this couldn’t have been an easier weeknight dinner and was so damn tasty! The chicken was perfectly cooked. Thank you for always inspiring me to snap out of weekday mundanity and make something yummy and easy (and relatively healthy)!
Yay! SO glad you loved it!! <3
This was deliscious! I lessened the amount of potatoes and added red onion, jalapeño, and onions to the mix!
Awesome! So glad you liked it!!