Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken is an easy dish where chicken cooks slowly in a spicy buffalo sauce until it’s tender enough to shred. It’s great for sandwiches, wraps, rice bowls, or nachos.
🍗 Ingredients
- 2–3 boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup buffalo sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and black pepper (to taste)
- Optional: 1 tablespoon ranch seasoning
👨🍳 Instructions
- Place chicken in the slow cooker.
- Add sauce and seasonings: Pour buffalo sauce over the chicken and sprinkle garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper.
- Add butter on top.
- Cook:
- Low: 6–7 hours
- High: 3–4 hours
- Shred the chicken using two forks and mix it with the sauce in the slow cooker.
🍽️ How to Serve
- Buffalo chicken sandwiches or sliders
- In wraps or tacos
- Over rice or baked potatoes
- On nachos or pizza
Optional toppings: ranch or blue cheese dressing, lettuce, tomatoes, and shredded cheese.
If you’d like, I can also show you:
- 🔥 3-ingredient buffalo chicken (super easy version)
- 🧀 Buffalo chicken dip using a slow cooker
- 🌯 Buffalo chicken wraps like restaurants make.
