Recipe: Perfect Loaded baked potato & chicken casserole

Loaded baked potato & chicken casserole. A fast and easy take on the classic stuffed twice-baked potato. Pairs well with a juicy, fruit-forward red wine blend. Prick potatoes all over with a fork or sharp knife and wrap tightly in foil.

Roasted potatoes are mixed with bacon, chives, cheese, and creamy dressing in this tasty recipe that's a loaded baked potato in salad form. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper There is a BBQ joint near my house that takes a baked potato and puts all the classic loaded stuff on top of it. THEN they top that with shredded smoked pork, BBQ sauce and french-fried onions. You can have Loaded baked potato & chicken casserole using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Loaded baked potato & chicken casserole

You need 3 lb of chicken.
It's 10 medium of potatoes.
You need 1 tbsp of paprika.
It's 1 tbsp of ground black pepper.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
It's 1 tbsp of onion powder.
You need 2 tbsp of garlic powder.
It's 1/3 cup of olive oil.
Prepare 1/2 tbsp of liquid smoke.
You need 8 tbsp of butter.
Prepare 8 oz of cream cheese.
You need 1 cup of heavy cream.
It's 3 oz of bacon pieces.
Prepare 8 oz of shredded cheese.
It's 1 tbsp of Your preferred chicken seasoning ( Grill Mates chicken rub).
It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
It's 1/2 oz of chives.
You need of sour cream.

Baked potatoes can be a wonder to behold, all soft, fluffy, and snowy-white. They're also bland as bland as bland can be. I don't say this to malign the potato—alongside wheat, rice, and corn, the starchy tuber is crucial to sustaining the world's population, which is no small claim. These LOADED baked potatoes turn a standard side dish into a full-on entrée.

Loaded baked potato & chicken casserole instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a small bowl mix peprika, pepper, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder.
In a large mixing bowl add and mix 1/3 cup olive oil and liquid smoke..
Now mix ingredients from step 2 into bowl from step 3.
Cut up potatoes into 3/4 inch cubes and add to bowl from step 3. Mix well to coat..
Add potatoes from bowl to a 10"x 13" baking dish. Keep as much as possible of the oil seasoning mixture in the bowl and set aside..
Place baking dish in oven 45 minutes. Stirring potatoes every 15 minutes..
While potatoes are cooking cut chicken into 1 inch cubes and place in bowl from step 6..
Add oil and chicken seasoning to bowl from previous step and mix with chicken to coat. Set aside..
In a medium sauce pan add butter, cream cheese and cream. Heat and mix over medium heat. Once thoroughly mixed set aside..
Mix chicken again and add to a preheated frying pan. Only brown chicken on all sides, do not cook all the way through..
After potatoes have cooked for 45 minutes remove from oven. Mix chicken into potatoes..
Sprinkle shredded cheese and bacon over potatoes and chicken, reserving a small amount of each for later. Pour evenly cream cheese mixture from step 10 over everything and place dish back in oven for 25 min..
Once that has cooked remove again, add remaining cheese and bacon. Chop and add chives. Cook for additional 5 minutes..
Remove from oven, add sour cream to taste and serve..

Packed with steamed broccoli, bacon, cheddar, sour cream, and chives, they are a meal on their own! They are quick to toss together, have a variety of different flavors and ingredients, and are economical to make in bulk. Once cooled, cut the potatoes vertically, scoop out the inside, and transfer to a bowl. Transfer potatoes to a cutting board, and cut in half. Using a spoon, gently scoop out the inside flesh of the potatoes and transfer to a medium bowl.