KFC Bowl Casserole

This KFC Bowl Casserole is super easy to make and has the BEST copycat gravy! Perfect for any night of the week and kid friendly! Your family will love this hearty dinner and you’ll love how simple it is to make with just a few ingredients! It will quickly become a favorite on your dinner rotation!

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You will need:

1 – 32 oz. package of Bob Evan’s refrigerated Original mashed potatoes

1 – 24 oz. package of Bob Evan’s refrigerated Original mashed potatoes

8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup frozen corn, thawed

1 teaspoon garlic powder

24 oz. package of Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Bites

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning

2 – 0.87 oz packages of McCormick’s low sodium chicken gravy

1 – 0.87 oz package of McCormick’s low sodium brown gravy

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Cooking spray

Directions for KFC Bowl Casserole:

First lay the chicken bites on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with 1 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder and Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning. Bake according to package instructions.

Next prepare the mashed potatoes according to package instructions or use 5 cups homemade mashed potatoes.

Then spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and spread the mashed potatoes evenly in the bottom of the dish.

Now sprinkle the thawed frozen corn evenly on top of the mashed potatoes.

Next, place the cooked seasoned chicken nuggets on top of the corn.

Next grate the cheese. So I NEED to tell you about this grater I purchased from Amazon. It is HANDS DOWN my favorite kitchen gadget. In fact I don’t know how I survived all these years without it. I can literally grate a block of cheese in SECONDS. Not only that, you can switch out the blade and use it to slice zucchini, squash, potatoes for potato chips. I LOVE IT. You can purchase it from Amazon here (affiliate link) I absolutely love it!

Then sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the nuggets.

Cover and bake in a preheated 400 degrees F  oven for 25 minutes.

For the Gravy:

While the casserole is baking, prepare the gravy.  Empty the packets of gravy  and 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper into a medium saucepan.

Next, whisk in 3 cups of water.

Cook according to package instructions.

Remove casserole and drizzle with gravy.  You’ll have plenty of extra gravy if you want more!

Now you have a super delicious KFC Bowl casserole without leaving the house! Everyone loves mashed potatoes, chicken nuggets, corn, cheese and gravy! You won’t believe how much everyone will love this gravy and it couldn’t be easier to make!

Click here for my Super easy copycat KFC gravy recipe (it’s the same as above, but you can scroll down and print off a separate recipe card for it)