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close up of chicken in buffalo sauce in the slow cooker, with wooden spoon dipping in.
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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Recipe

This crockpot Buffalo chicken delivers tender, shredded chicken infused with bold, spicy Buffalo sauce. It’s perfect for sandwiches, salads, wraps, or as a versatile meal prep option that’s full of flavor with minimal effort.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 12 oz. Frank's Red Hot original sauce (look for the original sauce, not the one labeled wings)
  • 1 oz. ranch dressing packet dip mix works too!
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (1 stick)

For Serving:

  • hamburger buns (or slider buns) toasted
  • ranch or blue cheese dressing
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Instructions

  • Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle over the ranch dressing (or dip) mix.
  • Pour over the Frank's Red Hot Sauce.
  • Add the cube of butter on top.
  • Place the lid of the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
  • When the cooking time is up, take two forks and shred the chicken.
  • Serve over buns and top with ranch or blue cheese dressing. (see my notes below for other serving ideas)

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Notes

What are other ways to serve buffalo chicken?
  • Serve on rice, mashed potatoes or on a baked potato.
  • Toss with pasta.
  • To make this lower in carbs serve with celery and ranch on the side or serve in lettuce or low carb tortillas.
Must I use the butter?
You can leave it out but note adding the butter cuts on the spiciness and the vinegar flavor.
Can I make this into a freezer meal?
You can make buffalo chicken into a meal prep freezer meal! Place the entire recipe before cooking into a freezer bag. Freeze for up to three months. When ready to cook, thaw and follow the recipe as written.
How to store:
Place in airtight containers or ziplock bags. It will last in the fridge for five days or in the freezer for three months.
Variations:
  • If you want creamy buffalo chicken, add one eight-ounce package of cream cheese at the beginning of the cooking time. The buffalo chicken is great as a dip if you add cream cheese.
  • Any cut of chicken, such as boneless thighs, bone-in thighs, drumsticks, or breasts, can be used. Turkey can be used as well!
  • To make dairy free, use dairy-free butter and serve with dairy-free ranch dressing.
Nutritional values are just for the chicken and sauce (hamburger buns not included in the values)

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 1802mg | Potassium: 420mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 389IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg

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