Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
The EASIEST, NO FUSS, HANDS-OFF Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken recipe made using just 4 ingredients.
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Servings: 10 serves
Calories: 106kcal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- slow cooker (crock pot)
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breast 2 large, skinless
- 200 g (¾ cup) hot sauce like Franks hot sauce
- 3 tbs (¼ cup) butter
Homemade Ranch Seasoning (or use 30g sachet ranch seasoning)
- 2 tbs buttermilk powder or regular full cream milk powder (see notes)
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon caster sugar optional
- pinch salt and pepper
Serving
- burger buns
- ranch dressing
- extra hot sauce optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together hot sauce and homemade ranch seasoning.
- Place the chicken breasts into the base of a slow cooker (or crock pot).
- Pour the sauce over the chicken fillets. Stir to coat.
- Place the butter on top.
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours, or LOW for 8 hours.
- Use two forks to shred the chicken (it should come apart very easily).
- Serve with burger rolls and drizzle with ranch dressing and extra hot sauce.
Notes
RECIPE TIPS
- Choose a good quality hot sauce - such as Franks Buffalo Hot Sauce - it's the original and the best!
- You can use a sachet of ranch seasoning mix (if it's available in your area... sometimes it's difficult to find here in Australia) or you can make your own ranch seasoning - see recipe above.
- If you can't find buttermilk powder or milk powder, you can omit it from the ranch seasoning.
- Cook on LOW (8hrs) for the ultimate tender, pull-apart chicken. If you're short on time, cooking on HIGH (4hrs) will still produce a delicious result.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 2 days. Remove from the crock pot and chill in an airtight container. Note: Do NOT put the slow cooker bowl into the fridge - it will heat the fridge up too much and also takes too long to chill the chicken.
- Freeze leftovers for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge or reheat from frozen.
Nutrition
Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 632mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.3mg
