Description
Spicy, creamy crockpot buffalo chicken perfect for game day, meal prep, or weeknight sliders — flexible, bold, and crowd-approved.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
- 8 oz cream cheese (or 1 cup Greek yogurt, or blended cottage cheese)
- Optional: 2–4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp parsley
- ½ tsp paprika
Instructions
- Prep the Slow Cooker: Grease or line the slow cooker. Add chicken, buffalo sauce, creamy base, and seasoning.
- Cook: Cover and cook on low for 6–7 hours or high for 3–4 hours. Add 30–60 minutes if using frozen chicken.
- Shred Chicken: Shred the chicken while hot using forks, stand mixer, or meat claws. Return to sauce to soak.
- Optional Butter: Stir in butter at the end for extra richness (optional).
- Adjust Consistency: Add ranch to reduce heat, shredded cheese to thicken, or broth to loosen.
- Serve or Store: Use in bowls, dips, sliders, or as pizza topping. Cool and refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze.
Notes
- Use thighs for richer flavor or canned chicken for fast prep.
- Dairy-free cream cheese works well if stirred in after cooking.
- Freeze cooled chicken in individual servings for easy lunches.
- Estimate nutrition based on 1/6 of total recipe yield.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion (approx. 1 cup)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 860mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: crockpot buffalo chicken