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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This turned out SO well. Your older buffalo chicken spaghetti squash recipe was a staple, but this just took its place.
I liked the switch to ground chicken from chunks. And the crispies around the edge of the pan from baking are genius.
came out so well! thank you!!
Just received my cookbook today and, because I had already seen this recipe, this was the first thing I made!! PaleOMG is right!! I used a combo of a peach hot sauce and homemade spicy honey BBQ sauce and I have been eating spoonfuls while I finish cooking my weekly meals. This recipe is absolutely to die for!! This will DEFINATELY make it into my normal rotation! I can’t wait to try more recipes!!
I made this for a family cookout and it turned out excellent! I will defnitely enjoy this one again and again.
I can not emphasize how amazing this recipe is. It has come to the point that if I see a recipe I’m interested in I check here to see if you have anything similar, because I trust yours will be better. There should be a Nobel Prize for paleo recipes…..you are the winner!!!!!
I made this last night and it was WAY too spicy to eat as an entree. The taste was great otherwise, but I had to eat it with a large amount of pita and avocado to even get it down, and I have a high tolerance for spicy food. I would halve the Frank’s Red Hot from 1 cup to 1/2 cup. It’s always possible to add more sauce, to taste, when serving it. I’d like to not waste the ingredients so I may end up trying to rinse portions off to get some of the sauce off.
The night I made it I found myself wishing I had used less hot sauce but the next day it was perfect.
I totally disagree with those who say this is too spicy–I found that the large amount of spaghetti squash, the protein in the chicken, and the mayo and eggs all countered the hot sauce perfectly. This is my favorite paleo meal I’ve ever made, and I’ve made plenty! Thanks, Juli!
I just finished cooking this for dinner for my fiance and had to leave a review for this recipe!
The house smelled delicious while it was cooking, and it looked so good when it came out of the oven.
Throughout the entire meal, my fiance was “mmm-ing” at how good this was, and asked me if it was hard to make, because he hopes to have it many times in the future.
We both had to force ourselves to stop eating because it was so good!
Thank you for sharing this recipe, I can’t wait to see what else is in the cookbook!
So yum!
I finally received your cookbook and seriously cannot get over how awesome it is!! I have a huge list of recipes that will be making in these next two weeks, and the buff chick casserole will be the first!!! CANNOT WAIT. Well done, Juli!! (PS the pictures and recipe commentary are perfect)
yayyyy hope you love it!!
This is THE BEST casserole I have ever made. It is so delicious I can’t get over it. I don’t usually write reviews but I had to come tell you, you knocked it out of the park with this one. Congrats!
If this is a sneak peak I can’t imagine what other treasures you have in your new cookbook!