Loaded Baked Potato & Chicken Casserole

Ya'll this is good.  That's all I'm sayin'........-Claire

• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken breasts, cubed
• 8 potatoes, cubed
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 6 tablespoons hot sauce
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup green onion, diced

Directions

1. - Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
2. - In large bowl, mix olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce.
3. - Add potatoes to bowl.
4. - Coat baking dish with cooking spray.
5. - Add potatoes, allow for excess sauce in the remaining bowl.
6. - Bake potatoes for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
7. - Add cubed chicken to bowl with leftover sauce and allow to marinate while potatoes bake.
8. - Mix together cheese, bacon & green onion in separate bowl.
9. - Once potatoes are done, add the chicken then layer toppings over chicken.
10. - Bake for additional 15 minutes or until chicken is done and cheese is melted.