Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili is delicious, simple and award winning! This is the go-to when you are tired of boring chili recipes!
You guys might tell me I’ve been living under a rock, and honestly that might not be far from the truth. But did you know that on Friday nights there is like a marathon of Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives on the Food Network? I go to turn on the TV and my six year old gears up for one of her favorite cartoons and I have to crush her dreams. I can’t take even one more episode of kid TV. Despite this somehow, at some point during the evening, the whole family ends up curled up in front of the TV drooling over all the amazing (and sometimes weird!) food and trying to figure out if it would be at all possible to plan a trip to whatever location Guy Fieri is featuring. Yep. We know how to party. Now I’m going to share with you something that you should have while you are watching your marathon TV session…. Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili. Yum! A great meal to come home to on a Friday night after a busy week. Easy to make! Easy to love this spicy, creamy goodness!
Heartier than a soup but different than a traditional chili this would be fun to serve up at a party, to take along to a tailgate, or to take to a potluck. Ground chicken instead of beef and white beans instead of chili beans make the base of this chili.
Lots of flavor from chicken broth, ranch dressing mix and fire-roasted tomatoes and some heat from the buffalo sauce are balanced out with some sweet corn and cream cheese. Top it all of with some cilantro for some super fresh flavor. And I can’t forget the blue cheese crumbles on the top! I leave them out of the soup since not everyone is a fan but I can guarantee you I have my bowl topped of with some!
So park yourself on the couch with a big ‘ol bowl and watch endless episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives until you are convinced you should open your own funky restaurant so you can be featured on the show too. Or wait…is that just me? Yeah, I’m weird like that :). But at least it helps me dream up recipes like Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili!
This recipe was originally published on April 7, 2014 and has been updated to reflect fresh photos and updates to the recipe based on reader feedback and re-testing.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 15 oz canned white navy beans (drained and rinsed)
- 14.5 oz can fire roasted tomatoes (drained)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce (start with 1/4 cup and add more at end if needed)
- 1 package ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 oz cream cheese
- Blue cheese crumbles (optional)
Instructions
- Brown ground chicken until fully cooked, place in crock (or brown ahead of time and store in fridge until ready to assemble)
- Add remaining ingredients except for cream cheese and blue cheese and give it all a stir to combine
- Add block of cream cheese on the top and cover
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8
- Stir to incorporate cream cheese and add additional wing sauce as desired
- Top individual bowls with blue cheese crumbles if desired
Nutrition
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We are having a chili cook off tomorrow. I prepped everything beforehand for tomorrow morning . I combined all ingredients except for the cream cheese. The stew alone is so amazing! I made a tiny batch aside with cream cheese for taste testing, and I am impressed!!! I cannot wait to see what everyone says about this! Thank you!
That’s awesome! Please be sure to let me know how it turns out!
I made this last night for a chili cookoff at work, and we won first place! Everyone loved trying something new and trying to guess everything that was in it. Thanks for a great recipe! It was a hit.
Hooray! That’s what I love to hear. Congrats!
Yum! What an easy, delicious recipe! We LOVED this and we will definitely make it again! Thank you.
Thanks Shayla!
Going to make this today for the week! Is the nutrition info based on one serving?
It looks like there was an issue with the how the tool was calculating servings. I’ve just updated it so please check it again to review the updated info!
Thank you! So 6 servings, and all of the nutrition info is based on one serving
Correct! Nutrition info is per serving.
We love this recipe we do it in the Insta pot usually set the timer for 25 minutes I like the comment about the rotisserie chicken have to try that next time. And the only thing we do different is cut up celery into little pieces and then add that on top with the blue cheese crumbles
Favorite favorite chili!!!
Each year our office holds a Chili-Cookoff and this bunch loves their HEAT!
Last year I made a family favorite which I thought was a shoe-in and came in 2nd place. Knowing what I know now, I came to play and researched AWARD winning Chilies. I knew I wanted a White Chicken when I stumbled upon your website/blog. I followed the directions to a “t” and all who tested said they had voted for me, I thought I had the curve learning the early reads…The only change I made was using a Rotisserie Chicken off the bone for added flavor. Long story short, I tied with 3 or 4 others for 3rd place! This is an awesome Chili recipe, compliments to the chef!
Hooray! That’s so awesome! Thanks so much Sharon!
Have you ever frozen the leftovers? How well does it reheat?
It doesn’t work well with this recipe because the cream cheese will clump and separate.
Any recommendations for cooking this chili on the stovetop rather than the slow cooker?
I haven’t tested it, so I don’t have exact cooking times, but it should work well. Ingredients should stay the same, the main thing I would note is not to bring it to a hard boil as it will be too hot for the cream cheese and it will curdle. Keep it to a low simmer instead and ensure the cream cheese is room temp and possibly even stir it before adding.