Description
This Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potato Casserole is a healthy and flavorful dish. It combines tender chicken, sweet potatoes, and broccoli in a spicy buffalo sauce, topped with cheese and bacon. This easy buffalo chicken sweet potato casserole recipe is perfect for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts (about 3 large breasts), cut into cubes
- 5 medium sweet potatoes, cut into small cubes
- 2 heads broccoli, cut into small florets
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 cup avocado oil or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup cooked turkey bacon
- drizzle of ranch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and grease a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Prepare your chicken, potatoes, and broccoli by cutting them into smaller pieces.
- In a small bowl, mix together the buffalo sauce, avocado oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- In a large bowl, add your sweet potatoes and half of the buffalo sauce mixture. Toss until combined well.
- Pour the sweet potatoes into the casserole dish and roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Add the chicken and broccoli to the bowl the sweet potatoes were in and add the remainder of the buffalo sauce. Toss to coat completely.
- After 30 minutes, add the broccoli and chicken to the top of the sweet potatoes.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
- Take out the buffalo chicken sweet potato casserole, top with cheese, green onion, and cooked bacon, and place back in the oven for five more minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Let cool a few moments before serving. Add any remaining toppings like ranch or blue cheese to this delicious buffalo chicken sweet potato bake.
Notes
- You can leave the skin on the sweet potatoes or peel it.
- For a Whole30 or Paleo Buffalo Chicken Casserole, omit the cheese and ensure your buffalo sauce and bacon are compliant.
- This healthy buffalo chicken casserole is also gluten-free.
- Adjust the amount of buffalo sauce to your spice preference for this spicy chicken sweet potato bake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg