Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower Casserole

This Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower Casserole is a creamy, spicy, and cheesy comfort dish that is a delicious low-carb twist on classic buffalo chicken, perfect for those busy weeknights.

Bring the taste of your favorite buffalo chicken take-out home with this tasty chicken cauliflower casserole recipe. Having this ready in your freezer will not only save you time and money but also give you a low-carb option if you need that for your nutritional goals. Cauliflower is the perfect pairing in this recipe since it takes many flavor combinations well, including buffalo sauce.

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Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower Casserole Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cooked and cubed
• 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into ½-inch pieces
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ cup Frank’s Red Hot sauce
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• ½ cup ranch dressing
• ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
• 8 oz. water chestnuts, sliced, drained, and chopped

Assembly Instructions:

• Add all ingredients to a freezer bag.
• Remove the excess air, seal, and freeze.

Cooking Instructions:

• Thaw.
• Transfer to a casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 45 minutes.

Ways to Adapt this Recipe

You can adjust the amount of spice in this dish by adding more or less hot sauce when you put your ingredients together in the freezer bag. You could also substitute chicken breasts with chicken thighs if you prefer. Additionally, you could also use your favorite frozen plant-based chicken breasts to have this be a vegetarian option.

To make this dish into single serve dinners, mix it together in a bowl when assembling and portion it into freezer safe, microwave safe trays or Souper Cubes before freezing. Then simply thaw and heat in the microwave for an easy meal.

Ways to Serve Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower Casserole

This dish can be paired with the traditional ranch, carrot sticks, and celery sticks, topped with extra blue cheese or ranch as desired.

For a more complete dinner meal, add a fresh garden salad with blue cheese dressing, coleslaw, dinner rolls or garlic bread, or mashed potatoes.

If you have any leftovers, you can eat them the next day as a wrap with tortillas or as a lettuce wrap with large pieces of romaine or butter lettuce.

For more recipes like this one, check out our Ranch Chicken Bites, Chicken Pot Pie Soup, or Creamy Sundried Tomato Gnocchi.