Chicken and Sweet Potato Chip Casserole
This chicken and sweet potato chip casserole is a comfort dish with a guilt free healthy side! The chicken is crusted in potato chips placed over rice to deliver all the textures and the ease you crave for a busy weeknight meal.
Equipment
- Oven
- Air Fryer
- 9x9 Baking Dish
- Rice Cooker optional
Ingredients
- 1 Lb Chicken Breasts sliced thin
- 5 Oz Bag of Sweet Potato Chips
- 1¼ Cup Rice Flour
- 5 Eggs
- 4 Cups Cooked Rice
- 10 Oz Birds Eye Mixed Vegetables
- 10.5 Oz Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup or heavy cream for gluten free
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
Instructions
Prepping and Dredging Chicken
- Mix together seasonings. Mix half the seasoning into a bowl of 1 ¼ Cup of Rice Flour.
- Scramble eggs in a second bowl. Finely crush up potato chips in a ziplock bag and then place into a third bowl.
- Pat chicken dry and then coat with rice flour.
- Dunk floured chicken into egg bowl and coat completely. Don't let the chicken breasts sit in the egg wash.
- Coat chicken in the crushed potato chips. Firmly press the crumbs onto the chicken.
- Air fry the chicken breasts for 12 minutes on 350°F. Flip half way. Preheat oven to 350°F for baking later.
Building the Casserole
- Season the cooked rice with the remaining seasoning. Mix in the bag of vegetables and cream of chicken into the rice.
- Start the build the casserole by placing the rice mixture on the bottom of a baking dish and pressing it down with a spatula. Top the rice with ½ of the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Once chicken is cooked, slice it and place onto the cheese layer in the baking dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Notes
Save time by buying rice you can cook in the microwave or precook your rice before starting recipe.
Regular flour also works. Use rice flour for the gluten free option.
Use 1 cup of heavy cream instead of Cream of Chicken for gluten free option.
Nutrition
Calories: 1006kcalCarbohydrates: 118gProtein: 51gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 311mgSodium: 1726mgPotassium: 1214mgFiber: 7gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 4598IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 295mgIron: 7mg
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