“Whole30 Baked Buffalo Chicken Casserole” volume=”70″] This Whole30 Baked Buffalo Chicken Casserole has all of the traditional buffalo chicken flavors that you love baked into one healthy dish! Gluten free, low carb and exceptionally easy. A meal prep recipe doesn’t get any better than that!
Whole30 Baked Buffalo Chicken Casserole Ingredients:
- 1 lb. chicken breast, cooked & shredded
- 3 3/4 cup cauliflower, riced (about 425g)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 cup carrot, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbs Fourth & Heart ghee
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2-3/4 buffalo sauce
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- ranch dressing , as desired
- chives, as desired
Evenly divide the 4 (very large) portions into your meal prep containers for the week!
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Servings: 4
Calories: 256kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast cooked & shredded
- 425 grams cauliflower riced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/2 cup Carrots diced
- 1/2 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 cup eggwhites
- ranch dressing if desired
- chives if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper
- Add ghee, onion, carrots, celery and garlic to a skillet and saute until onion is translucent and softened
- Add cauliflower rice, shredded chicken, sauteed veggies, egg whites and buffalo sauce to a bowl
- Mix well
- Pour into lined baking pan
- Bake covered for 25 minutes
- Remove cover and bake an additional 20-25 minutes or until set
- Top with ranch and chives, if desired
- Divide between meal prep containers
Video
Notes
WW Smart Points= Green:4 Blue:1 Purple:1 __ Nutrition: 1 out of 4 servings 13g Carbs, 13g Fat, 24g Protein, 265 Calories
Nutrition
Serving: 1meal | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 13g
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Hi Sarah! Really interested in trying this dish – in fact, I’m making it right now! Just an observation, the recipe calls for celery but is missing in the ingredients list. I’m sure it’ll taste just as good without it, but just wanted to make you aware! Thanks!
Thanks so much for letting us know, Stephanie! We hope you enjoy the dish!
In the video, celery is added with the onions and carrots but it’s not listed on the ingredient list. Is celery supposed to be added to the recipe? Can you use a prepared mirepoix mix?
Hi Melissa,
Celery is listed in the ingredients list. It would be added with the onions and carrots. I wouldn’t recommend that mix since it contains other seasonings that would make this too salty.
Mirepoix mix is just onions, carrots and celery and nothing else. I double checked the ingredient list above and celery still isn’t added. I know this is an older recipe but it might help to update it a little bit. What size baking dish do you use?
This looks really good! But is there a reason for just egg whites, and not a whole egg? There’s a lot of good stuff in the yolk!
Hi Jenn – You could most certainly use whole eggs in equal measure to the whites if you’d like. Personally, I prefer this with just the whites
as t really lets the other flavors come through more. Let us know if you give it a try with whole eggs!
This sounds so good! Love that you included caulifower 🙂
This looks so amazing! My only question is, do you eat this cold on top of salad or heat up before eating? Wondering if I should pack it up in the container with just the chicken bake or set on top a bed of lettuce in my portioned container. Thank you! 🙂
How many calories is one serving?
Hi Laurel – We have all of the nutrition listed at the bottom of the recipe. It is 265 calories per serving 🙂
How much chicken is in 1 serving? I know it says 1lb in the ingredients, but I don’t know if that means per serving or the entire thing?
Hi Clay – That is 1 pound of chicken for the whole recipe! We hope you enjoy it!
This was amazing! I loved it! Thank you for posting! Do you have any recommendations on if this chicken casserole could be made ahead of time and placed in the freezer? If so, should I cook the ingredients before or after freezing?
Hi Kim – We have not tried freezing it, but if you give it a go let us know how it turns out!
This was delicious! Low carb, high protein, and filling! I used 2/3 cup of BBQ sauce instead of hot sauce because I don’t like spicy foods, turned out great! I used 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg. I also used a 13×9 pan. And for any of you wondering how much 425 grams of cauliflower is, it is one small head.
Can you use uncooked chicken? Isn’t 45 minutes in the oven plenty to cook the chicken through? Just wondering if it will get dry if it’s in the oven for 45 minutes and already cooked.
Hey Tyler – we haven’t tried with raw chicken, but if you give it a shot, let us know how it goes.
This recipe looks really good and easy to make. What non spicy sauces can I substitute buffalo sauce with?
Hi Jaime, We actually use the mild version of Tessamaes Buffalo Sauce. It has barely any spice to it!
If I use frozen riced cauliflower, should I cook it before I put it in the casserole or will it cook in the oven?
Hi Kaitlin,
Yes, you will need to cook and strain the water out first otherwise it will become very soggy and not hold together well. We hope you enjoy it!!