Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili
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!
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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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I have issues with beans & I’m lactose intolerant. I think I can use plain yogurt instead of cheese, but any suggestions for the beans?
Leave ’em out! Maybe add a little extra meat? It will be fine! You may want to reduce the broth by 1/2 cup or so…
making this tonight
I added shredded carrots diced celery and BACON
Smells good. Will see how it tastes!
I made this today in crock pot but mine was awfully thin. Now, I did not have corn to put in, and I had just shy of a pound of ground chicken. Nonetheless, it was really good. I got a bit impatient (hungry) and only cooked it for about 3 hours on high. Next time I think I will use shredded chicken and add more chicken. It really is good though, love all the flavors..
Sounds yummy! I’m thinking this would be really good with cooked shredded chicken or turkey instead of ground. Could be a great way to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey!
Just bought all the stuff to make this tomorrow. I am really excited to try it out for my boyfriend and me. I think I try every buffalo wing recipe I find!
I made this today I am not a crock pot type of girl so I made it on the stove , I doubled the batch and added onion ,carrots and celery to the recipe I had read there were issues with the cream cheese I softened mine in the microwave and then added chili broth to it with a wisk until it was a creamy liquid consistency and then mixed it into the pot of chili ~ it worked well!
How long did you cook on the stove? I don’t have a crock pot yet…
Making this tonight. Soooo excited! Doubled the recipe (perfectly fills my crockpot), but cut broth to 1/2 (so only 4 cups for a double batch). Will try softening the cream cheese at room temperature, per someone’s suggestion. I’ll post results after dinner! I have a diabetic daughter, so am going to try to estimate carbs per serving. I’ll share that too!
Awesome!! Can’t wait to hear the results!
Made this on a very cold November day. GREAT flavor, although I think I would prefer a bit thicker consistency. I used a rotisserie chicken instead of ground chicken and substituted fresh chopped onion and celery for the onion/celery salt. Next time I’ll reduce the chicken broth….YUMMY!
Do you or has anyone done the nutritional information label on this. Just curious. It’s cooking now and I might wanna eat the entire pot it smells so good.
haha!! I have not but there are a few great calculators out there if you want to plug it in and see! I don’t use any of them so I can’t personally recommend but maybe someone here has a favorite?
I don’t have frozen corn but have everything else. Can I use canned corn drained and add it maybe half way through?
I think that would work just fine!!!