Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole
Seasoned chicken, potatoes, bacon, and cheese bake together in this Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole. It is phenomenal!
This Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole is amazing. Holy moly, it is good! Seasoned chicken and potatoes baked together, then topped with cheese, bacon and green onions. It is so delicious and packed with flavor!
My husband is definitely a meat and potatoes kind of guy, so you can imagine how happy he was when I whipped up this up for dinner last week. My entire family ate it in no time and loved it just as much as me. Yep, even the kiddos. 🙂
I’ve always loved a good casserole. All your favorite foods combined into one easy dish is just awesome. I think this Loaded Chicken and Potato version is my new favorite for sure!
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Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole
Seasoned chicken, diced potatoes, bacon, and cheese bake together in this ultimate dinner!
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 5 medium Russet potatoes, peeled and rinsed, then cut in 1-inch pieces
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 Tablespoon paprika
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup cooked, chopped bacon
- 2 green onions sliced thin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Spread the cut potatoes evenly in the baking dish. Drizzle with 1 Tablespoon olive oil then toss to coat. Bake potatoes in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, whisk together the remaining olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add the diced chicken to the mixture and stir to coat.
- When potatoes are finished cooking carefully remove from oven. Pour the seasoned diced chicken all over the potatoes and carefully toss to combine everything.
- Place dish back into the oven and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from oven and sprinkle the top evenly with the cheddar cheese, chopped bacon, and onion.
- Bake another 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy with sour cream, if desired.
Notes
*Recipe instructions updated 12/1/22
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Love how cheesy this is! Perfect weeknight dinner!
Yummy! I am making this for dinner tomorrow night for sure 🙂 this might sound like a silly question, but do I cook the chicken before I put it in the oven or do I put it in raw?
Breck, The chicken goes in raw. It will cook in the oven with the potatoes! 🙂
Chicken goes in raw. I didn’t have green onions so I cut up a regular onion into pieces the same size as everything else. I notice some of the comments said the chicken got too dry, but mine was fine. I thought it was great.
Just wondering if you peel the potatoes or just scrub the potatoes and leave the skin on?
You could do either/or. I peeled my potatoes but I think it would be fine to leave the peels on, too.
I left the skin on my potatoes, used different cheese (fiesta blend & mozzarella), and omitted the bacon & onion – just trying to use food I have on hand. I also used a lemon infused olive oil & salted & peppered the potatoes before cooking. It turned out really good!
When I make this, I scrub the potatoes and leave the skin on. It’s delish!
I’m so excited about this one! Looks delicious and easy. So happy you’re posting more now 🙂
Thanks Leigh Ann 🙂
The recipe was good. but we added some taco seasoning, onion powder and some diced jalapeños. Kept the rest the same and it was Delicious!! definitely going on the routine list!
1 tablespoon of garlic powder? That seems like a bunch.
I thought the same thing, but it works. Promise! 🙂
I thought it did too, but all the spices were the perfect amount. The only thing I changed was I baked at 395 degrees for 45 minutes (plus 5 more after putting on the cheese, bacon, and onions) and it turned out fantastic. I definitely will be making this again!
Forgot to add that I also stirred the chicken and potatoes halfway through baking.
to me there can never be enough garlic. Maybe
Can I use minced garlic instead of powder? Fresh out and making this tonight.
Lisa! Sorry, just now saw your comment! Fresh or dried minced garlic would work great. Hope you made it and loved it!
Don’t apologize, it turned out great and my family has a new favorite! 😉
I made this tonight and it’s good, but needs something. I added sweet chili sauce and that zipped it up just right. I leave the skin on the potatoes also.
Add a packet of ranch to the other seasonings, thats how I make it. Yum! My kids favorite
I did too. ranch makes everything taste good.
This looks so good ! But i’m wondering have you ever substituted another type of meat for the chicken ?
This is amazing! I also add Italian dressing, great recipe. 🙂
Can you use red skin potatoes
Eureka, Yes, definitely! 🙂
I am going to try this with some leftover chicken we have tonight. I think adding when the potatos are nearly cooked should do the trick.
this is very good !
It was and is super tasty.
I cooked this at 350 degrees and after 40 minutes I stirred the casserole and cooked another 35 minutes before adding the cheese. I believe this helped the pieces of chicken to not dry out in places and seem overcooked. Also, I did not have bacon or green onions on hand so I used a couple tablespoons of Bacos and a couple tablespoons of dried chives to go with the cheese and it turned out great. Thanks for this recipe.
Holly that was amazing!!! I added corn to ours also. Yum yum! Will definitely be cooking this again!!
Very good recipe, good instructions too. (Some I’ve come across have horrible instructions!) My family decided that this one is a keeper!
I’m making this tonight, I’m going to switch out the green onion with fresh parsley I have on hand. I needed a new chicken recipe so I’m excited about this one! Thank you!!
It’s cooking in the oven & smells awesome! I did stir it half way through baking. I just cooked the bacon & chopped it up……I know this will be a hit!
I started cooking the chicken in a skillet until i realized it was for raw chicken. So i took it off the stove (still mostly raw) cut it up and threw it all in the oven. Is that okay to do? Lol. I’ve never stopped cooking somthing and put it in the oven. Thanks!
Katie, I’m sure it would still be fine. The chicken may be a little over-cooked with the potatoes. Let me know how it turned out!
Can you make it with sharp white cheddar?
Yes! That would be delicious, I think!
It was so good with the sharp cheddar!! 🙂 thanks!!
No mention of what to do with the onion? Add it raw to the pot or fry it of first?
Hi Glenn, Yes I do, at the end of the recipe it states to add the onion along with the cheese and bacon, and cook 5 minutes longer. Thanks, hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Even an idiot like me can make this. Really good. Way better than the boring old chicken casserole my mum makes. It reminds me a little bit of an Italian thing I once had in a restaurant in south London but that I forget the name of!
I made this tonight! It was so super yummy, I also cooked the potatoes separately then added the chicken with 15 minutes left. it was perfect.
Loved it.. I used diced chicken thigh fillets though and was scrumptious.. Didn’t have any bacon though
Do u just put the chicken in uncooked or do u cook it first then add it and can u use chicken you use for fajitas?
Yes, chicken goes in uncooked.
amazing recipe – stumbled across your site looking for ideas for dinner and have now just cooked this one. So easy and the cooking times were spot on for me, chicken was cooked perfectly. Thanks so much I shall be checking in regularly now I’ve found you! 🙂
I’m going to attempt this in the crock pot! … We love it and I need something that will cook while we are at practice … hoping this works .. has anyone tried it?
This was a huge it with my family! As others have mentioned, I waited to put the chicken in until the potatoes had baked for 30 minutes. I did not change the temperature – kept it at 400.
Just made this last night. threw it altogether just the way its written and put in the oven. I sat down and started reading comments about adding chicken later so it don’t dry out (I was worrying since I did as listed). I had no reason to worry, this came out delicious with no dry chicken. My husband and 2 boys (ages 12 & 13) and I agree this is a keeper.