Description
This Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potato Casserole is a delicious and flavorful dish that combines tender chicken, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and a zesty buffalo sauce topped with cheese, green onions, bacon, and a drizzle of ranch. It’s a satisfying and hearty meal that’s perfect for a cozy dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
Sweet Potatoes:
- 5 medium sweet potatoes, cut into small cubes
Broccoli:
- 2 heads broccoli, cut into small florets
Buffalo Sauce Mixture:
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 cup avocado oil or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
Additional Toppings:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup cooked turkey bacon
Optional:
- Drizzle of ranch dressing
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 425F and grease a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Prepare ingredients: Cut chicken, sweet potatoes, and broccoli into smaller pieces.
- Mix buffalo sauce: In a small bowl, combine buffalo sauce, oil, salt, pepper, and garlic.
- Coat sweet potatoes: Toss sweet potatoes with half of the buffalo sauce mixture in a large bowl.
- Roast sweet potatoes: Spread sweet potatoes in the casserole dish and roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Coat chicken and broccoli: Add chicken and broccoli to the bowl with remaining buffalo sauce and toss to coat.
- Combine ingredients: Add chicken and broccoli on top of roasted sweet potatoes after 30 minutes.
- Bake: Bake for 20-25 minutes until chicken reaches 165F internal temperature.
- Add toppings: Top with cheese, green onion, and cooked bacon and bake for an additional 5 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before serving, and add ranch or other desired toppings.
Notes
- You can adjust the spiciness by using more or less buffalo sauce.
- Feel free to customize with your favorite toppings like blue cheese or jalapenos.
- This casserole is great for meal prep and leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Buffalo Chicken, Sweet Potato, Casserole, Dinner, Comfort Food
