Loaded Baked Potato and Chicken Casserole

I recently made this and it is GREAT!  My husband loved it! So its definitely a keeper in our family!
There were a few times when I was following this recipe and I thought, "Really? Hmmm...well if the recipe says to do that..." and believe me- it was worth it!

Loaded Baked Potato and Chicken Casserole

Ingredients
2lbs chicken breast (or tenderloins)
10-12 potatoes (I used the red potatoes that come in the red bag)
1/2 cup Olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP fresh ground pepper
1 TBSP paprika
2 TBSP garlic powder
3 TBSP Hot Sauce

Topping mixture
2 cups Shredded Cheese ( I used Colby jack)
1 cup crumbled bacon, I used real bacon, it was worth it.
1 cup diced Green onion

1) Preheat oven to 500 degrees
2) In a large bowl mix olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and hot sauce.
3) cube the potatoes and add to the bowl
4) coat a 9x13 dish with cooking spray
5) add potatoes, allow for excess sauce in the bowl
6) bake the potatoes for 45 minutes, stir every 15 minutes (DONT FOR GET TO STIR!)
7) meanwhile, cube the chicken and add it to the bowl with the left over sauce.
8) cook your bacon and crumble it after it has cooled
9) mix together cheese, bacon and green onion in a small separate bowl.
10) once the potatoes are done, add the uncooked marinated chicken and layer the topping mixture over the chicken.
11) Bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.  (I do just a tad longer.)

Dig in!