Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Casserole

Course Chicken, Main Course, Poultry, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword chicken-bacon-ranch-bake, chicken-bacon-ranch-potato-casserole, chicken-casseroles, easy-potato-recipes, potato-casserole

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 690kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large pot cover the cubed potatoes with water. Season the water with with 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil cooking for 12-15 minutes until fork tender. Drain well.
Add to a large mixing bowl and using a potato masher roughly smash the cooked potatoes leaving chunky.
In a separate bowl, whisk together half and half, onion soup, sour cream, melted butter, dry salad dressing mix, garlic salt, black pepper and paprika. Use a large spoon or spatula mixing until combined.
Add the sauce to the potatoes along with 2 cups shredded cheese, chopped chicken, crumbled bacon and green onion. Reserve some bacon crumbles and green onion for garnishing.
Pour the mixture into the 13-inch baking dish. Top with the remaining 1 cup shredded cheese and sprinkle with a light dusting of paprika. Dot with 2 Tbsp cubed butter.
Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Garnish with reserved bacon and green onion just before serving

Potatoes - You could use russet potatoes in place of Yukon Gold potatoes.
Cheese - You can adjust the flavor of cheese in this casserole to suit your taste or use what you have on hand. You could also use pepper jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, classic sharp cheddar cheese or a packaged Mexican cheese blend.
Soup Substitutions - I'm not one to bake with canned soups very often, but in this casserole it works. If you're unable to find cream of onion soup you can adapt using cream of celery or cream of potato soup as a substitution.
Sour Cream Substitution - You could replace sour cream with plain Greek yogurt.
Chicken - You can use any cooked chicken for this casserole. Poached chicken, roasted chicken or cook your own boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs.
Use a Deep Dish - This chicken potato casserole recipe makes a big casserole, so it's important that you use a deep 13x9- inch baking dish or a lasagna pan for the potato mixture to fit.
Cube the Potatoes - When cubing the potatoes, make a special effort to cut them the same size for even cooking. They can be diced into 1-inch cubes or 2-inch cubes.