This is a nice versatile dish. As usual, simple and very tasty. We through this together on a Friday after a hard week. Easily put together and full of flavour.

Buffalo Chicken and Potato Casserole

Daibhidh

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Ingredients

  

• 4 chicken breasts cut into chunks
• 8 medium potatoes cut into small cubes
• ? cup olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp fresh ground pepper
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 6 tbsp hot sauce
• 2 cups grated cheese
• 1 cup cooked chopped bacon/lardons
• 1 cup spring onions chopped
• blue cheese/ranch dressing

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl mix the oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce to make a marinade.
• Add potatoes and stir well to evenly coat the potatoes with the marinade.
• Heat oven to 250C / 500 F (yes, that hot!)
• Lay potatoes on a greased baking dish (leave any excess marinade in the bowl)
• Cook in hot oven for 25 - 30 minutes stirring after about 15
• Add chicken to the marinade and leave marinate as the potatoes cook
• When potatoes have cooked, remove from oven and lower temp to 200C / 400F
• Place the raw chicken on top of potatoes and cook for 20 minutes
• In a large bowl, mix cheese, bacon and spring onions
• Cover the chicken with the mixed topping and return to the oven for 5 / 10 minutes until cheese has melted (or grill to make it crispy)
• Drizzle the ranch or blue cheese dressing over and serve

Notes

You'll quickly see how the portions can be adapted to suit your needs.
Don't scrimp on the hot sauce, it won't burn your mouth off, it'll just give a nice flavour to the finished dish.