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, would it be okay to sub ground turkey instead of the ground chicken? thats what i have in my fridge and i’m trying to avoid another trip to the grocery store!
absolutely!
I don’t have a Dutch oven made it in a 9×13 Pyrex smells so good just came out of the oven hopefully it turned out!!!! Think baking in the Pyrex is ok? Dutch oven is on my Christmas list 🙂
Definitely ok!
I love buffalo chicken, I love casseroles, and I love squash. This is genius. Thanks!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was awesome! I’m just learning to cook and this recipe was so easy to make and so so good. Thank you!
My sister made this for me a few weeks ago. I absolutely loved it!!! Tonight I decided to make it myself and it is in the oven as I type this. 🙂 I do have a few questions.. I used two (glass) bread sized pans (instead of one 8″ glass casserole dish) as there are only two of us here and I thought I could freeze one for another night. 🙂 How Long do you suggest I bake it for? Lastly, will this change the entire outcome of the dish? :-/
Thanks for the fabulous recipe!!!!
i honestly don’t know since i haven’t made it that way, but i would check at 30 minutes to see if the middle has cooked through and is no longer jiggly and if it’s not, check every 10 minutes!
This looks great! I am thinking of making it a buffalo turkey casserole instead with some leftover Thanksgiving turkey. One quick question, we don’t like mayo but we do eat dairy. Do you think this would work with some high-quality yogurt or cream in place of the mayo?
Just made this last night and it was great! Left out the mayo and it was still delicious, and filling! Fit my macros perfectly. 🙂 It was a little watery, probably bc of the squash so I might try draining or squeezing out any excess liquid next time before mixing it all together.
My book is on the way from Amazon and I am making this tonight!! I’m adding mushrooms and bacon and probably some cheese, because cheese…and I have the same Le Creuset in a dark sage/teal so hopefully I’ll get a good pic of it tonight! Thanks for the awesome recipes and for making me online shop for clothes way more than I should!
yay!! hope you love the book!!
It was AMAZING!! It looked amazing too-I snapped a sweet pic for instagram 🙂 My husband and I agreed to make it once a week!! And, I just ordered faux leather leggings today from H&M…you are the BEST!
This looks really really yummy! Would I be able to make this in the slow cooker? How would you suggest to alter the recipe?
Thanks so much!
no clue, i haven’t tried it that way!
This recipe was fantastic! My boyfriend and I used to always make buffalo chicken pizza but now that we are paleo this has become a wonderful replacement. He told me he could eat it all the time! My other favorite is definitely the ropa vieja and his is the thai chicken stuffed sweet potatoes. Thanks so much for these recipes!