Buffalo Chicken Bakes
on Oct 13, 2024
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Some of my most well loved meal prep recipes are my chicken bakes. Today I’m bringing you my recipe for Buffalo Chicken Bakes! If you like buffalo flavored meals, you’re going to love this one packed with chicken, broccoli, a creamy sauce and cheese! These are so good and have the best flavor! Try them out!
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION / MACROS
Makes: 5 servings
Serving size: 1 bowl
Calories: 492
Macros: 55p/14c /24f
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Ingredients
- Boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked
- Broccoli florets
- 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- Low-fat mayonnaise
- Light sour cream
- Frank’s red hot
- Cheddar cheese
- Salt & pepper
What Chicken Should I Use?
I like to use the Costco Rotisserie Pre Shredded Chicken for this one to save time.
How Much Raw Chicken Do I Need for this recipe?
A general rule of thumb is that cooked chicken loses about 25% of it’s weight when cooked. So you can take the 30 oz. of cooked chicken the recipe calls for and multiply it by 1.25 to get the raw weight. You will need about 37.5 oz. raw chicken.
How can I cook raw chicken for this recipe?
- BOIL: Add chicken breasts to a large pot. Fill the pot with water until covering the chicken. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink or the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Shred and use in the recipe.
- BAKE: Place chicken breasts in a casserole dish. Season with some salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Shred or dice up to use in this recipe.
- PRESSURE COOK: Place chicken breasts in the pot with 1/2 cup of water. Set to manual pressure high for 10 minutes. Quick or natural release when finished. Shred or dice up to use in this recipe.
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SUPPLIES USED
- 4 Cup Glass Bowls – My favorite meal prep dishes. They are oven save and the perfect size for all of your meal prep needs!
- Half Sheet Pan – This sized pan is perfect so that your meal prep bowls don’t slide around!
- Microwave Vegetable Steamer — I love having this vegetable steamer (shown above) on hand! It makes it so easy to pop my veggies into the microwave and have them perfectly steamed in no time!
STORING INSTRUCTIONS
After meal prepping your Buffalo Chicken Bakes, just let them cool, cover with a lid, and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. Having lunch ready for the week is just the best!
REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS
To reheat your Buffalo Chicken Bakes, just pop one of them in the microwave for 2-3 minutes and, voila! Lunch is served!
Recipe Tip
Dice up your chicken and broccoli really well for the best bite when enjoying your buffalo chicken bakes.
More SFM Chicken Bake Recipes:
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Buffalo Chicken Bakes
Ingredients
- 30 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked, (shredded or cubed)
- 20 ounces broccoli florets
- 4 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon light sour cream
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons frank’s red hot
- 5 ounces cheddar cheese
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and arrange 5 oven safe containers on a cookie sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Dice up the broccoli well and microwave or steam the broccoli until it's soft. I do 4 & 1/2 minutes in my microwave vegetable steamer.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cooked broccoli, chicken, cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, hot sauce, half of the cheese, and some salt and pepper.
- Evenly divide into the containers and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Let cool before covering with lids and storing in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Reheat in the microwave 2-3 minutes.
Notes
- Find in MyFitnessPal and the MacrosFirst app food database by searching, “Stay Fit Mom Buffalo Chicken Bakes.”
Any substitute for mayonnaise?
Hi Jenny,
You can use Greek yogurt as a substitute, the flavor profile will just change some.