Chicken and Potato Casserole
This chicken and potato casserole will become a family favorite. If you love loaded baked potatoes, you must try this. Cheese, bacon, potatoes - yum!
Ingredients
- 5 red potatoes 6 cups - scrubbed and cut into ½ in pieces
- 8 oz package of bacon Slices cut then fried. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the skillet.
- 1 ½ LB boneless and skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 11/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 C shredded cheddar cheese use 1 cup at a time
- ¼ C green onion thinly sliced
Optional Garnish
- dallops of sour cream
- Sliced green onion
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prep baking dish with cooking spray.
- Add potatoes to the baking dish. Add butter, paprika, garlic powder,salt, and pepper into a small bowl. Stir to combine.
- Pour butter mixture over potatoes.
- Toss the butter mixture over the potatoes until they are evenly coated.
- Cook potatoes at 400 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until tender.
- Add the chicken to the remaining bacon grease in the skillet.
- Cook on medium heat until completely cooked - about 8 minutes.
- Take the potatoes out of the oven. Turn off the oven.
- Sprinkle one of the cups of cheese over the potatoes.
- Layer the chicken, bacon pieces, and green onions on top.
- Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top.
- Put the casserole back in the still warm oven for about 3-5 minutes. (Or until the cheese melts)
- Optionally top each plate with casserole with sour cream and green onions.
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Nutrition
Calories: 497kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 33gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 640mgPotassium: 1008mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 768IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 233mgIron: 2mg
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