This Buffalo Chicken Casserole is amazing! It mixes that punchy Buffalo kick with the comfort of spaghetti squash. Honestly, it’s the perfect recipe to mix things up at dinner and get everyone rushing to the table, super excited for a bite. I mean, there has to be a reason why I decided to lift it straight out of my book and give it to you as a little treat.
Holy crap. Only 6 more days until my third cookbook Juli Bauer’s Paleo Cookbook is out in the world, out on shelves, and hopefully onto your kitchen table! I can’t believe it’s finally so close. I know I’ve said it a million times, but I’ll say it again: I’m seriously so so SO excited about showing you this book. I’ve never been so excited for a book and I’ve definitely never been so proud of a book.
But who cares what I have to say, I am obviously really excited about it because it’s my hard work all rolled into 319 pages. Instead, I want to tell you what other people have said about the book. I sent out some review copies recently and I’m here to show you some of the feedback I’ve received on instagram and through blog posts about some of the recipes and/or just how the book looks! I want you to know exactly what other people are saying before you get the book yourself!
Instagram Reviews:
@cavegirlinthecity – “You guys this is seriously already one of my favorite cookbooks to date…”
@paleopaparazzi – “Congratulations Juli!! Your new cookbook is off the hook gorgeous!!”
@thespunkycoconut – “STUNNING. I had so much trouble just choosing a photo to Instagram, because they’re all so beautiful. So WOW.”
@healthygflife – “I’m a sucker for amazing photos and @primalpalate did an outstanding job on the food photos. Even better, the recipes are approachable and sound delicious! If I can flip through a new book & most of the recipes sound amazing & are actually something I’d try to make, then it’s a keeper for me.”
@primalbites – “@paleomg’s new cookbook is BANANAS!! Like crazy beautiful, ridiculously delicious, and down right hilarious.”
Recipe reviews:
Caroline Potter reviewed my Truffle Mushroom Burgers from the book on her blog Colorful Eats – “But seriously THIS COOKBOOK! It is quite honestly the most beautiful book I have ever seen, thanks to the combined forces of Bill and Hayley’s (from Primal Palate) photography with Juli’s hilarious and bubbly self. Her cookbook truly captures what healthy eating is all about to me—it captures the joy found in eating delicious and nutritious food, because yes the two should always go hand in hand.”
Valerie of Cocoa’s Paleo Kitchen reviewed my Buffalo Chicken Casserole and has already made 5 other recipes from the book! – “I love that her recipes don’t call for many ingredients that are hard to find …..and you likely have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already, for a lot of these recipes.”
Purely Twins went above and beyond, trying 4 of my recipes and sharing a video reviewing the book! They’re even giving away a copy of the book to a lucky winner! Check out their video all about what they thought of the book! – “This cookbook is more than just paleo recipes, it’s about having fun with food. Enjoying delicious and nutritious food because food should be a celebration. Like Juli says it’s recipes to help you shine from within.”
The ladies from Paleo Schmaleo reviewed my Mexican Meatloaf and Living Healthy with Chocolate shared my Two Toned Chocolate Chip Cookies on her blog!
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Sneak Peek Recipe from Juli Bauer’s Paleo Cookbook: Buffalo Chicken Casserole
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash (about 21⁄2 pounds)
- 4 tablespoons butter, ghee, or coconut oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1⁄2 medium yellow onion, minced
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup hot sauce (I prefer Tessemae’s or Frank’s RedHot)
- 1⁄4 cup Super Simple Mayonnaise (page 274 in my new book) or store-bought mayo (I use Primal Kitchen Foods)
- 3 large eggs, whisked chopped scallions, for garnish
- sliced avocado, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Place the squash cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the skin gives when you press your finger to it. Remove the squash from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
- Grease a Dutch oven or an 8-inch square glass baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the butter.
- Let the squash cool for 5 minutes, remove the seeds, and then use a fork to remove the threads and place them in the greased baking dish.
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the garlic, carrot, celery, onion, and bell pepper and cook for about 10 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add the ground chicken, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and cook, using a wooden spatula to break up the chicken into small pieces, until the chicken is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, then add the hot sauce and mayo and mix well to combine.
- Add the chicken mixture to the baking dish and mix well with the spaghetti squash threads. Add the whisked eggs and mix everything together until you can no longer see the eggs.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the top forms a slight crust that doesn’t give when you press it in the middle. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped scallion and avocado slices.
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I just tried this recipe last night! It was AMAZING!!!! I just started trying to eat clean and I struggled at first trying to give up the foods I so love, but are so horrible for me. I’ve always struggled with my relationship with food, but this time I’ve made it up my mind that I am going to keep going and win this battle. A few friends introduced me to your recipe and website to me and I am so excited about trying new clean eating recipes, especially after this amazing dish! Thank you for making me so excited to keep going! I just can’t wait to try more recipes on your site and I definitely want your cookbook! THANK YOU!
I know I’m way late but I just tried this last night. Was too lazy (and hungry!) to wait for the squash to cook, so I subbed 2 bags of TJs frozen cauli rice and kept everything else the same. SO GOOD! Thanks for the recipe, it’ll definitely be in regular rotation 🙂
Wicked late to this Buffalo Casserole party- but just got the cookbook which was a Christmas present (long story about the fiance having it delivered to his parents and then it was playing musical cars and never being in the same spot as me all this time!) Anyways – made this last night and it was da BOMB!!! Loved it and the fiance did too!
I made this last night with spiralized sweet potato in place of the spaghetti squash (store was sold out) and it was delicious. Great left overs this morning!
I made this last night – WOW. Seriously so good.
I had my friend over for dinner and she said, “wait, you’re sure this is paleo??”
Definitely keeping this recipe bookmarked!!
Made this for first time last night and portioned into individual servings for week but had to take a quick bite to try it.
Took all willpower not to devour the whole thing! Going into heavy rotation when I can actually find spaghetti squash! Well done Juli!
Sounds great gonna make this tonight. Plan on using a rotisserie chicken instead of the ground though. One housekeeping item for you Juli, your link to Coco’s Paleo Kitchen is wrong there is no “a” in Coco so that link takes you into the interweb netherworld.
I made the Buffalo Chicken Casserole. Let me tell you it was the best thing ever! I made it originally for Super Bowl Sunday where everyone else was eating buffalo chicken wings and other snacks which I needed to avoid for health reasons. I made this and didn’t feel like i was missing out one bit! It was super easy to make and had a great flavor-one of those “Wow! This really IS good” moments. I froze the leftovers and they are equally good reheated after the fact! I made it as described but reduced everything by half since its just me eating it!
glad to know it works well freezing and reheat it, i get that question all the time, but thought it probably got soggy
First recipe I made from your cookbook and I have to say, this stuff is awesome! I grew up in the Midwest on casseroles and hotdishes (of course mostly with Campbell’s soup of some kind and noodles, pasta, potatoes and rice as the filler ingredients) and while I love having mostly fresh stuff (meat, veg, salad and fruit) I sometimes get a hankering, you know? This really fits the bill, because it is a comforting food, yet the spiciness of it makes it SO NOT Minnesota. (My bland Swedish mother would roll over in her grave…LOL) Absolutely loved it…I reheated a portion at work the other day and it infused the break room with the wonderful aroma…everyone wanted to know what it was. Definitely bringing this for my next work pot luck!
I bought 2 of your books last weekend and this is my first recipe so far. AMAZING! This is the first time I have ever left a review anywhere so I really was moved to comment.
awwww thanks so much! glad you loved it!