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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Question… did you mean Frank’s Buffalo Wing Sauce? I used Frank’s regular hot sauce and this is yummy but WAY too spicy.
Thanks
nope, i made it with the hot sauce. i personally don’t find it too spicy but obviously spice level is totally subjective. i’m sorry the spicy level was too much for you, i definitely recommend reducing the hot sauce amount or you could always use the wing sauce instead!
Hey Juli! I hope this is OK and a good, complimentary thing:
I made a higher fat, low carb, keto-friendly version of this casserole and blogged the recipe, giving you all the credit for the original recipe development!
Here is the link if you want to check it out: https://medium.com/@beckyjoy/buffalo-chicken-bacon-blue-cheese-casserole-78b3d6bf3df6
Thank you so much for your amazing recipes and hard work 🙂
Becky
This may have already been shared but I made this last night and just wanted to give an FYI for other readers. I used ground turkey because my store didn’t have ground chicken and I didn’t feel like going to another store. It worked and tastes great. I am a huge baby when it comes to spicy. I used 3/4 cup hot sauce and it’s on the verge of being too spicy for my liking. I will probably use half wing sauce and half hot sauce next time. Overall I loved it though! It has great flavor and is creamy and I love all the veggies in it. I would highly recommend the avocado on top!
Juli, this was delicious! I have had your cookbook for two years and for some reason haven’t busted it out much (or any others for that matter) but became determined to cook at home more often. I chose this as my first amongst many that I have made from your book and it is so good! I LOVE buffalo chicken dip and this is reminiscent without the unhealthiness. I used a little less Frank’s hot sauce and it was the perfect amount of heat (I’m sensitive) but found myself adding a little more to my leftovers. Thanks for all of your great recipes! I just adore you and have sent my sister and a few friends to this link already!
thanks for trying my recipe Allyson! so glad you liked it!
I took this to my friend’s one dish party and everyone absolutely loved it, thank you for sharing this recipe it was scrumptious.
awesome!! glad you guys liked it!!
Making this recipe for the 4th time in 3 weeks! My husband said it’s the best thing I’ve ever made! I’ve also shared the recipe with over a dozen friends just from posting on my insta story! Let me know some of your other favorites! I’m going to order your book today! In the meantime, got to get back to finishing up round 4 ?! I’ll make sure to tag you in my post this time!
yay!! so glad you guys like it!! it’s honestly hard picking favorites, but here are a couple casserole favorites:
https://paleomg.com/huevos-rancheros-casserole/
https://paleomg.com/bacon-cheeseburger-casserole-cooking-video/
https://paleomg.com/taco-lasagna-casserole/
https://paleomg.com/italian-spicy-sausage-kale-gnocchi-casserole/
hope that gives you some new ideas!!
This recipe has been a staple in my house for many years. We are vegetarian now so I use tofu or Quorn for the meat. However my biggest revelation was that I could use this as a base recipe, swap out the sauce and the veggies and get something equally delicious but totally different – so I do a Mexican version, using no celery, extra bell peppers, a jalapeño and enchilada sauce, and a bechamel type one with no celery, a dairy free Alfredo sauce, mushrooms and peas.
Thank you for this delicious and versatile recipe.
This recipe is fantastic! Do you know if it freezes well as a make a-head meal? How does spaghetti squash freeze and reheat?
If so, would you alter anything in the initial cook or freezer prep?
i haven’t tried freezing it myself, but i heard it’s not great for freezing and reheating since it can tend to get a bit soggy
Hi,
I tried this awhile ago and we didn’t like it. I just hate spaghetti squash. I even hate zucchini noodles. We aren’t paleo or gluten free. Just try to eat more protein and less carbs. Could you suggest anything else we can use in place of the squash? Maybe some quinoa? Could even possible do some regular pasta but a small portion of it. I’m confused. Thought I would ask.
This was so dang good. We’ve been overrun with squash from our CSA and I was getting juuuuuust a little tired of it. But this was amazing. I hate when people comment on all their substitutions and still rate the recipe, so forgive me… but I had canned chicken breast in the pantry, so I swapped that for the ground chicken (and obviously didn’t need to cook it, so just mixed it in). Otherwise, everything was as written and it was delicious!