Buffalo Chicken Casserole
by Sommer Collier — last updated on Feb 10, 2025 
One-Pan Buffalo Chicken Casserole – A zesty skillet chicken recipe loaded with cheesy rice, buffalo sauce, and blue cheese!
Buffalo Chicken Recipes
Buffalo Chicken. These are two words that fill my family’s heart with joy.
If I incorporate chicken and buffalo sauce in any kind of recipe, they will come running to the kitchen in a short time.
Today’s recipe, Buffalo Chicken and Rice Skillet, combines our family’s beloved dynamic duo of ingredients with my personal childhood comfort food, chicken and rice.
Chicken and rice is a simple dish my mom made regularly. An old-school one-pot hero!
Mom would slow-cook a whole chicken with onions, celery, and carrots, then add in the rice to cook the last hour or so.
When she pulled out the chicken, the meat was so tender it fell off the bones, making it easy to fold into the rice.
Spiced Up Chicken and Rice
In this Buffalo Chicken Casserole, I’ve made a quickie version of my mom’s recipe, adding buffalo sauce to the broth to cook the rice.
Then at the end, I stir in shredded cheddar, blue cheese crumbles, and some chopped green onion.
Simple, right?
Yet you will be amazed at the praise this dish receives… And the battle over the last few scoops of rice in the skillet.
Buffalo Chicken and Rice Casserole not only makes a cozy dinner, but it is also a fabulous leftover to pack in school or work lunch boxes.
Try it with brown rice, or alternative cheeses as well!
Buffalo Chicken Casserole Ingredients
- Boneless Chicken Breast
- Butter
- Chopped Onions
- Chopped Celery
- Long Grain Rice – (a type of white rice)
- Frank’s RedHot Sauce
- Water or Chicken Broth
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Crumbled Blue Cheese
- Chopped Green Onions
How to Make Buffalo Chicken and Rice
Instructions…
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and chop all the vegetables.
- Heat butter in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the chopped onions and celery. Saute them for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are soft.
- Add in the chicken, rice, hot sauce, chicken broth/water, and a little salt (about a teaspoon salt).
- Stir it all together and then put the lid on top and allow it to come to a boil. Then lower the heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes, or until all the broth has been absorbed and you can see air vent holes in the top of the rice.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the cheddar cheese, blue cheese, and green onions. Season with salt and pepper to your preference.
- Garnish and serve in a bowl.
See The Recipe Card Below For How To Make Buffalo Chicken and Rice Casserole. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can swap the blue cheese with chevre (goat cheese) or simply omit it.
Try stirring the chicken pieces in 30 minutes after you start cooking the rice. In most cases, brown rice takes 45 to 60 minutes to cook.
The leftover chicken casserole should be stored in an airtight container, and can last in your refrigerator for 3 to 5 days. You can reheat the leftovers in the microwave, on the stovetop, or even bake it in the oven for a few minutes. I would not suggest storing this dish in the freezer. The thawing process would change the consistency.
You could use many types of rice in this recipe, and each one has a different cooking time. Regular long-grain rice should only take about 15 minutes to cook, but other types of rice could have a longer cooking time.
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Check the printable recipe card below for nutrition information including calories, carbohydrates, protein, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, fiber, vitamin c, and calcium percentages.
Buffalo Chicken Casserole Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 1/2 cup Frank’s RedHot Sauce
- 2 1/2 cups water or chicken broth
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into 1-inch bite-size pieces. Chop all the vegetables.
- Place the butter in a large skillet or sauté pan, with a lid. Set over medium heat. Add the chopped onions and celery. Sauté for 3-5 minutes to soften.
- Add the chicken pieces, rice, hot sauce, broth, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir, then cover the skillet. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the broth has absorbed and there are air vent holes in the top of the rice.
- Fluff the rice with a fork. Stir in the cheddar, blue cheese, and green onions. Taste, then salt and pepper as needed.
This was a great recipe! I adjusted it a bit by only adding one cup of rice and 2 1/4 cups of broth/water. It took about 20 minutes to cook. I also used franks wing sauce instead which was also tasty. Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe!
Delicious! Thanks for sharing, made this for my family, 2 toddlers under age of 3 and they all loved it! Cut down the buffalo sauce to about 1/3 a cup. Will be incorporating this meal into our weekly meal rotations! Thanks!
Such a fantastic dish! I can’t wait to try it!
WOW! What a yummy dish! Thanks!
A great weeknight meal with lots of good flavor. Thanks for a new go-to recipe!
This looks soooo good! This is quick and easy for my family, and its full of protein!
Love this recipe! It’s like chicken wings, but without the messy fingers. :)
Has anyone ever tried making this with cauliflower rice?
Used pre-cooked shredded chicken and added it when there was about 8 minutes left. Also had to add about 2 more cups of water to get to the point where the rice was cooked.
This delicious, but it took a lot longer than 15 mins. to cook the rice. It took double that.
Hi Deborah,
So glad you liked it! However, is it possible you used a different variety of rice? Regular long grain rice should only take 15 minutes to cook, 20 tops.
Depends on what altitude you’re at! I love met 8500 feet and rice is an average 40 minute cook time
Do you think this could be made in a rice cooker?
Hi Robin,
I’ve never tried that. If you happen to give it a go, please report back! :)
The chicken goes in raw and cooks with rice?
Hi Kelly,
You got it. Happy Cookings!