LOADED BAKED POTATO AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE PINTEREST RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• In large bowl mix olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce.
• Add potatoes to bowl and allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
• Using a strainer and another bowl, drain the potatoes. Collect all remaining sauce in one bowl and set aside.
• Coat baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread potatoes evenly in baking dish and bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Fry bacon and set aside to drain.
• Using the bacon grease, brown the chicken cubes and add them to the remaining sauce. Coat the chicken cubes evenly in the sauce.
• Once potatoes are done, spread the chicken on top. Bake for 12 minutes.
• Crumble the bacon, grate the cheese, and chop the green onions.
• Layer the cheese, bacon, and half of the green onions and bake for 3 - 5 minutes more, until the cheese is melted.
• Add fresh green onions before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F (This is NOT a typo, 500°F is correct!).
• In a large bowl, mix together the olive oil, hot sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.
• Add the cubed potatoes and stir to coat. Then add the potatoes to a greased baking dish.
• When scooping the potatoes into the baking dish, leave behind any extra olive oil/hot sauce mix.
• Add the diced chicken to the remaining olive oil/hot sauce mix and stir to coat all the chicken. Allow to marinate as the potatoes bake.
• Roast the potatoes for 45-50 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until cooked through and nice and crispy on the outside.
• Once the potatoes are fully cooked, remove from the oven, lower the oven temperature to 400°F and add the marinated chicken.
• In a large bowl mix all the topping ingredients together. Top the raw chicken with the topping.
• Bake 15 minutes or until until the chicken is cooked through and the topping is melted and bubbly delicious.