The famous Chick-fil-A Sauce is the star of the easy Chick-fil-A Sauce Casserole! Try this gluten-free recipe for a family favorite that everyone will crave. Simply layer potatoes, chicken, bacon, Chick-fil-A Sauce, cream cheese, onions, and bell peppers for one phenomenal dinner. The Chick-fil-A Sauce flavor bakes into the dish and infuses its unique flavor in every bite.
UPDATED RECIPE!
I love hearing from all my fellow Crock Potters and I heard some feedback that this dish needed a little more pizazz to it! So I went ahead and tried 5 more versions until I created this new version. It has some savory bacon to balance the sweet Chick-fil-A sauce and bell peppers to add some crunch. I did swap out the frozen potatoes for real diced potatoes so they are more firm at the end of cooking.
I'm beyond excited about this recipe because I love sauces and this might be my favorite yet! When I go to restaurants if there is sauce available I will try every one of the sauces (And yes I have tried every sauce at Chick-fil-A). So when I found Chick-fil-A Sauce at the store I did a little happy dance. If you haven't tried my Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta it is another easy dinner made with Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce.
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What is Chick-fil-A Sauce?
Chick-fil-A sauce is the perfect blend between a smokey BBQ sauce and honey mustard. Chick-fil-A tweeted out in 2012 that the Chick-fil-A sauce is just a mixture of honey mustard, barbecue sauce, and ranch dressing. Yes, that’s it... but good luck trying to get those amounts just right to make your own at home. This sauce is so good you will want to eat it with a spoon. I think I actually go to Chick-fil-A more for this sauce than for the nuggets themselves. I could easily use an entire dipping container on a single nugget!
Where to get Chick-fil-A Sauce?
Until now the only place you could get your hands on this sauce was at your local fast food chain Chick-fil-A in tiny little cups. However, I was walking through Walmart the other day minding my own business in the condiment aisle and saw the Chick-fil-A logo from the corner of my eye. As I got closer I saw my eyes weren't tricking me Chick-fil-A Sauce was sitting on the shelf along with their Polynesian Sauce (that recipe coming soon).
You can get it at Walmart, Target, Amazon and lots of grocery stores. It is located in the BBQ and condiment aisle. The best part about the Chick-fil-A sauce that is available at store is that 100% of the proceeds go to scholarships for Chick-fil-A employees. I can't imagine a better reason to give this sauce a try!
Easy Casseroles for the Win
I love a sauce that I can take and make it into a new dish! I started with an idea to make shredded chicken sandwiches with it but decided it could probably be made into something even better. I've always loved a good casserole so I thought that this sauce would be a great base for a fun new casserole. Of course, I want it to be fast to make so it has simple ingredients that only take a few minutes to prep!
Since I love to dip my fries and nuggets in Chick-fil-A sauce I figured I would need some potatoes in the casserole. The first time I made this I used frozen diced potatoes. However, a few people have said the potatoes turn too mushy when it is finished cooking so I recommend using fresh diced potatoes so they hole their texture longer.
This one-pot dinner has everything you need for a full dinner. I did add a green salad to have a few more veggies but it is filling and you could easily serve it alone.
How to Make Chick-fil-A Sauce Casserole
Step 1. Add 2 pounds of cubed chicken and diced potatoes into the slow cooker bowl.
Step 2. Pour 8 oz Chick-fil-A Sauce, 8 oz cream cheese, bell peppers, bacon, rosemary and chopped onions on top of chicken. Mix everything until it is combined.
Step 3. Cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours until potatoes are tender.
Step 4. Serve with shredded cheese, more bacon, and green onions.
Tips
- Make sure to salt to taste once it has finished cooking! This is one of my biggest tips on every meal you make. Everyone has a different preference for salt so it's always better to salt at the end so you can get it to your liking.
- Add a little more sauce at the end for a bolder flavor. Again, I love sauce so I like to add a little more.
- Top with crumbled bacon or fritos chips for a little crunch.
Making casseroles is one of my favorite things to make in the Crock Pot! I always love having dinner all ready for me when I come home from a long day. If you want some more casserole ideas check out these recipes!
Chicken, Sausage and Rice Casserole
Chick-fil-A Sauce Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 Pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 pounds diced potatoes fresh - finely diced
- 8 oz Chick-fil-A Sauce
- 8 oz cream cheese cubed
- ½ cup sweet onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup bacon crumbled
- 1 teaspoon rosemary crushed
Toppings
- green onion
- shredded cheddar cheese
- bacon
- fritos
Instructions
- Place cubed chicken and potatoes in slow cooker bowl.
- Pour 8 oz of Chick-fil-A Sauce on top of chicken and potatoes.
- Add cream cheese, bell pepper, onion, and bacon.
- Stir everything together until combined.
- Cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours or until potatoes are tender.
- Garnish with shredded cheese, bacon, and green onions if desired.
Marilyn says
Why does the recipe call for 14 oz of the sauce but the directions say 6 oz? This sounds delicious but just need a clarification. Thanks!
allisonetreadwell says
Thanks for the question! It is actually 16 oz and I went ahead and updated the recipe!
T says
It states 8oz in the recipe. Should it be 8 or 16? This recipe looks and sounds delicious and I would really like to make it. Thanks.
allisonetreadwell says
Hi! It is only 8 oz in the recipe. You can use the extra to drizzle it on top after I serve it or just for use it as a dipping sauce with chicken nuggets. Hope you enjoy it!
Dana says
Can fresh diced potatoes be used instead?
allisonetreadwell says
Absolutely!!! I'm going to try that next time.
Me says
Can you not weigh 32oz fresh potatoes? Just asking?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi! I think she was just asking if you can substitute fresh potatoes instead of frozen ones.
Alexis says
If you wanted to use the frozen potatoes could you just add them in for the last hour so they don’t get mushy?
allisonetreadwell says
That seems like a great idea! Let me know if you do it and how it turns out and I can make a note in the recipe.
Trish says
Did you try this? Can you please let me know….
Erica says
Is the bacon to be cooked first, before going in the crockpot with the chicken, potatoes, onions, and pepper?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi Erica! I used the precooked bacon so technically it was cooked before. You could use uncooked or cooked at the beginning of the recipe with the chicken and then I would cook extra and crumble it on top to add the crunch. Keep me posted on what you think of the recipe!
Candice says
Is it fresh or dried rosemary?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi Candice! Thanks for asking! It's dried rosemary, I will update the recipe to show that. Hope you enjoy it!
Kali says
Could brown rice be used instead of potatoes? Or is there a different recipe I could do with rice chicken and the chic fil a sauce?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi Kali! I would not recommend using brown rice or any rice. It doesn't cook the same in a Crock Pot. You could just leave the potatoes out and cook it then serve it over rice.
Karen says
This sounds delicious but I’d like to try a lower calorie version— fat free cream cheese? Less bacon or turkey bacon?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi Karen! I think both of those options would be great substitutes. Let me know what you think when you try it out!
Wanita says
Can I use green pepper instead of red pepper?
allisonetreadwell says
Hi Wanita! For sure! It's just to give the meal a little more flavor and crunch.
Abby says
Tried this tonight and my family was a bit disappointed. It was lacking flavor somewhere but we can’t figure out what else it needs.
Donetta West says
I made this casserole for dinner this evening. I have to say we were so disappointed. The taste was so bland. I won’t be making it again
Lisa says
Hi! Looking forward to trying this. I think seasoning the chicken as people see fit might solve the bland issue. A little feedback- the time listed doesn't make sense. Total time should be last and list the four hours and prep time. So 4 hours and 15 minutes. You have total time as 19 minutes. Also step 1 says add chicken to the bowl, step two says to add sauce to the chicken and potatoes. It appears you left potatoes out of step 1. Looking forward to looking through other recipes! We have definitely hit a repetitive slump with our meals.
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Lisa!! Thank you so much for the feedback. Sometimes I need other people to review the recipe since I know most of them by heart I don't see my mistakes. Hope you enjoy the recipe and thanks again!
Rae says
This sounded really good when I first read the recipe. I went and bought all the ingredients. Then I started to read the negative reviews after I started making it, and got a little nervous. Sure enough it’s honestly awful. The flavor is so strange.. and I’m just not a fan at all. Followed every direction to a T. My husband didn’t like it either. Sorry but I wouldn’t suggest this recipe to anyone.
Kelcey says
This recipe was absolutely awful. Followed everything exactly as it was written. My husband wouldn’t eat it either.
Roxanne J Rink says
Everything looks great would love the recipes! Straight out..
Stacy says
Absolutely terrible!! Not only did it smell bad while cooking but it tasted equally as bad!!!
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Stacy...I'm so sorry to hear you didn't like the recipe. I appreciate your feedback. This recipe seems to be polarizing and if it didn't have 4 stars from almost 300 people I would try to change it. Do you have any recommendations on how to make it more to your taste?
Felicia says
I've been searching for a crock-pot recipe with Chick-Fil-A sauce, because it's not easy to find. This was a perfect fit, so I purchased the ingredients. Shortly after, I read the atrocious comments/reviews on here. I was expecting it would taste awful...meanwhile, I'm sitting here literally licking my crock-pot clean! What is wrong with you people?? This was delicious! The bacon, chicken and Chick-Fil-A sauce made for a smokey taste, and news flash...if it's not enough flavor for you...did you know for absolutely $0 you can open your cabinet and add some seasoning to the chicken or to the casserole, instead of complaining?? Cooking requires being flexible. I would certainly not trash this whole recipe just because it did not have "enough flavor" for some of you. It took 0.0001 seconds for me to add a pinch of onion powder, garlic powder and Italian seasoning to my chicken and that was it. No inconvenience, no complaints. You don't throw out the whole house cause the sink is broken, just adjust it to your liking. Rude, tasteless people. If you didn't like it all you have to say is "wasn't for me." To the author- this was a GREAT recipe! THANK YOU for sharing it. I'm sorry you got so much back-lash, I'd be happy to take all of these tasteless people's leftovers...and all their "husbands" who supposedly also hated it lmao.
Felicia says
I've been searching for a crock pot recipe with Chick-Fil-A sauce, because it's not easy to find. This was a perfect fit, so I purchased the ingredients. Shortly after, I read the atrocious comments/reviews on here. I was expecting it to taste awful...meanwhile, I'm literally sitting here licking my crock-pot clean! What is wrong with you people?? This was delicious! The bacon, chicken and Chick-Fil-A sauce made for a smokey taste, and news flash...if it's not enough flavor for you...did you know for absolutely $0 you can open your cabinet and add seasoning to the chicken or casserole, instead of complaining?? Cooking requires being flexible, I'd certainly not trash this whole recipe because it didn't have "enough flavor" for some. It took me 0.0001 seconds to add a pinch of onion and garlic powder, and Italian seasoning to my chicken and that was it. No inconvenience, no complaints. You don't throw out the whole house cause the sink's broken, just adjust it to your liking. Rude, if you didn't like the recipe, all you have to say is "wasn't for me." And to the author- this was a GREAT recipe! THANK YOU for sharing it. I'm sorry you got so much back-lash, I'd be happy to take all of these people's leftovers...and all their "husbands" who supposedly also hated it LOL.
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Felicia! Thank you so much for your review! I know that is recipe isn't for everyone but my family and lots of other families do like it!
Gale Zelms says
I saw this recipe, bought the ingredients and made it. Sooo yummy, although I made a goof and used the Polynesian sauce instead of the regular sauce. Next time will try the recipe as written, as long as I read the bottle label.😂
Molly says
This was pretty tasty! I added onion salt, garlic powder, pepper and some paprika. I was happy with it. Clearly a comfort food crockpot dish. The bacon helps!!
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Molly! Love all the additions and am so happy you liked it 🙂 Thanks for crockin' with me!
Brenda says
I’m going to try your recipe with some tweaks. I can’t have potatoes but know that I can either sub stuff or just leave out. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. The hate is more likely due to the fact that many people hate Chick-Fil-A. I’m sorry they have taken it out on you. I know my 4 yo grandson will go nuts for this so thank you so much!
Tabith says
Tried this recipe tonight and it was pretty good! I would add more seasonings but it was still good regardless! Very easy and will definitely be making again.
Allison Treadwell says
So happy you liked it! Let me know what you add so I can try it!
CB says
Just made this recipe tonight for the deer hunters when they came in. Everyone liked it and in fact there's no leftovers😪!
I did add a few extra seasonings like onion powder, garlic powder, some Italian seasoning. When I served it I added sour cream on top and the crushed Fritos along with the other listed toppings and it was great! Everyone said to "save" the recipe or "give them a copy" so I'd call that a WINNER in my book.Not sure why so many reviews were negative as with any dish you just add or takeaway to make it to your liking, doesn't mean the recipe is a problem!
Matt Fay says
Hi CB - I'm SO glad your crew liked the dish! That's awesome. And this is a perfect meal to eat after being on a hunt all day. A little warmth!