This easy buffalo chicken casserole is easy, affordable, and ready in 30 minutes. Try my buffalo chicken casserole that combines shredded chicken with cauliflower rice, a cream cheese mixture, and a spicy buffalo wing sauce.
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🌟 Why this recipe works
Chicken casserole is one of my favorite dishes to make on a lazy Sunday because it's an easy dinner recipe to prepare that only takes 30 minutes and feeds a family of four. It's got everything you could possibly want to satisfy your taste buds!
This easy recipe has a creamy texture throughout with a mixture of cheese flavors and a slightly spicy hot sauce mixed with cooked chicken. The combination of flavors is excellent to serve for dipping with nachos or breadsticks to devour the irresistible cheesy goodness and as a main meal.
If you love casserole recipes as much as I do, then this buffalo chicken casserole is a must-try! It is entirely low-carb and uses cauliflower rice instead of pasta to make it gluten-free, and can be easily prepared in advance for refrigerating or freezing.
The recipe can also be made to suit vegetarians by swapping the chicken for sweet potatoes, zucchini, or eggplant, and the hot sauce can be store-bought or made at home with a few ingredients.
For more irresistible chicken recipes, check out my fantastic chicken stir fry marinade and the delightful butter chicken.
🍽 Key ingredients
I use shredded chicken breast for this superb chicken casserole, but you can use rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken thighs if you prefer.
Sauce: I like to use franks hot sauce for the buffalo wing sauce, as it has a nice tang and the right amount of heat for my taste buds. There is a hot and very hot version to choose from.
Cauliflower: I used frozen cauliflower rice for this low carb casserole.
Substitutions
If you have a can of chicken soup in the cupboard, you can use that instead of the mayonnaise.
I find mild and strong cheese work best here, like mature cheddar cheese, Monterey jack, parmesan cheese, and gorgonzola bleu cheese for crumbling on top.
🔪 How to make Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Learn how to make this delicious buffalo chicken casserole from oven to plate in 30 minutes and in 4 easy steps.
Preparation
- If you are using fresh cauliflower instead of frozen, the first thing you will want to do is make the cauliflower rice by quickly blending it using a food processor before following the instructions.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) and cook the riced cauliflower for 5-8 minutes in a casserole dish until softened.
Quick Buffalo Sauce
- ⅔ cup hot sauce
- ½ cup melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
A quick tip: if your taste buds can handle spicy food, you may want to add more hot sauce or buy the franks red hot sauce that is super hot. Alternatively, just chop a few green chilis and add them to the mixture.
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
Combine the chicken, softened cream cheese, cauliflower, shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
Step 2
Mix the buffalo sauce ingredients together, then pour it into the chicken mix.
Step 3
Combine the ingredients very well.
Step 4
Pour the buffalo chicken mixture into a prepared baking dish, and top with the mozzarella shredded cheese and crumbled bleu cheese.
Step 5
Bake for 20-25 minutes until piping hot and the cheese on top has melted and turned golden brown.
Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
🥗 What to Serve With
Stuck for ideas on what to serve with this casserole masterpiece? Try some of these easy side dishes that match perfectly with this creamy buffalo chicken casserole and are all deliciously healthy.
Steamed Vegetables
Add some of your favorite veggies to accompany the buffalo chicken casserole. No long list of instructions are needed for this, just a bain-marie and some hot water required and 10 minutes of your time. I always go with asparagus, bell pepper, celery sticks, and carrots.
Green Beans with Ham
Green beans used to be underrated in my house until I made this low-carb side dish with sautéed ham pieces. I used to make it as an entrée before the main meal, but I served it with the buffalo chicken casserole for the last Sunday dinner, and it worked perfectly.
🙋 Frequently Asked Questions
What does buffalo chicken taste like?
The flavor of this hot sauce is pungent, as well as a little sour and tangy. You may modify the intensity of the taste to suit your own preference: mild, medium, or hot.
🧊 Storing and ♨️ Reheating
Storing casseroles is easy! They can be stored cooked or uncooked in the fridge or freezer, and this buffalo chicken casserole tastes great cold or reheated.
Store in the Fridge
Allow any leftovers to completely cool and then cover the casserole dish in plastic wrap or transfer the remaining buffalo chicken casserole to an airtight container. Keep it refrigerated for a maximum of 3 days.
Store in the Freezer
Transfer the leftovers to an airtight container and freeze them for up to 3 months. Similar to my easy dorito casserole recipe.
How to Reheat Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Warm it up in the microwave or a preheated oven at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.
Storing uncooked
Once you have filled the casserole dish with the ingredients, wrap it in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and place the dish in the fridge for a maximum of 2 days before baking. Alternatively, you can freeze the casserole wrapped in plastic wrap for up to 4 months and cook chicken casserole from frozen in a preheated oven.
🍳 Related Chicken Recipes
If you like my buffalo chicken casserole. Try one of these fanstastic easy chicken recipes for your next dinner.
👪 Serving Size
This easy chicken casserole recipe feeds 4 to 5 people and is great for scaling up for midweek meal prep. I sometimes make a double batch of this recipe to freeze one during the week and bake the other.
Enjoy this buffalo chicken casserole as a family dinner served with some delicious side dishes, or enjoy it with some nachos for dipping. Whichever way you choose to eat it, it will indeed be requested regularly from your friends and family.
📋 Recipe
Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken breasts
- 10-12 ounce package of frozen riced cauliflower
- 4 ounces cream cheese - softened and cut into chunks
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic power
- Salt & pepper to taste
Buffalo sauce:
- ⅔ cup hot sauce
- ½ cup melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook the frozen riced cauliflower according to package directions.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked riced cauliflower, chicken, softened cream cheese, 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, ½ cup of mayo, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and salt & pepper.
- In a small bowl, mix buffalo sauce ingredients together.
- Pour the buffalo sauce into the chicken mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a baking dish and top with the shredded mozzarella cheese and crumbled blue cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 or until heated through.
Dana Armstrong
Had a craving for buffalo wings and this recipe is really hit the spot. This is my second time making it and the family loves it. Thanks you so much for sharing this dish.
Kim
So glad you like it, thank you for letting me know!