Healthy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken (Low Carb & Freezer Friendly)

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Crockpot buffalo chicken is one of those easy weeknight meals that you can toss together in less than 10 minutes and come home to a healthy and delicious meal. It’s made with just 5 simple ingredients that you may already have on hand in your kitchen. Make sure you check out our full list of amazing buffalo recipes, too!

I have been making this slow cooker buffalo chicken for many years. It is one of the first recipes (along with this recipe for crockpot turkey chili) I discovered after buying my first slow cooker many moons ago. I’ve tweaked the recipe many times and finally settled on this recipe after I discovered that more liquid in a slow cooker chicken recipe is best, making for moist and flavorful chicken.

We have shared other tasty crockpot recipes over the years, including Crockpot Pesto Chicken, Crockpot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes, Crockpot Italian Meatballs, Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Biscuits, Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken, and Slow Cooker Beef Chili.

How to make crockpot buffalo chicken?

This recipe is reminiscent of chicken wings with way less work involved.

1. Whisk together some hot sauce, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and red wine vinegar.
2. Pour it in your slow cooker with a few chicken breasts (chicken thighs will also work).
3. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
4. Remove from the slow cooker and slice or shred.

Want to make this recipe in the instant pot? Check out our instant pot buffalo chicken recipe.

Make sure to check out our recipes for Buffalo Chicken Soup, Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese, Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower, buffalo chicken roll-ups and instant pot Hawaiian chicken.

What side goes with buffalo chicken?

We lover serving this slow cooker buffalo chicken recipe over brown rice or cauliflower rice. It also tastes great paired with mashed potatoes or a simple green salad with blue cheese dressing!

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

Aileen Clark

Crockpot buffalo chicken is one of those easy weeknight meals that you can toss together in less than 10 minutes and come home to a healthy and delicious meal. It's made with just 5 simple ingredients that you may already have on hand in your kitchen.

4.58 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 317 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups mild hot sauce
• ▢ 4 tablespoons melted butter
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Instructions

 

• Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of your crockpot
• Whisk together the hot sauce, melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and red wine vinegar.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and turn the chicken so they are evenly coated.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Remove buffalo chicken from crockpot, slice and serve.

Notes

Boneless skinless chicken thighs may be substituted with the same cook time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1chicken breastCalories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 38gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 2524mgSugar: 2g

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