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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Original photos:
I love this soup! I have made this soup about a dozen times since last winter and it is a keeper!! If you like buffalo sauce you will love this!
Made this for a Chili Cook off last night, and it was a huge hit! Added Bacon and used 3 cups of chicken broth after reading comments. Not soupy or grainy at all! Will definitely be making again!!
Nice!! Glad it was a hit and the bacon sound yummy!
I made,this for a chili cook off, and won! In fact, it was all gone an hour before the contest ended! Everyone raved about it. The only changes I made was to add cayenne, celery, jalapeno, red onion and spicy ranch mix. This was so deliciious!
yay Paula!!! Congrats!! That’s so fun, thanks for letting me know!! 🙂
Made this over the weekend and everyone loved it. My two year old kept coming back for more! I doubled the recipe but used 3 lbs of shredded chicken (boiled first and then shredded it) and did not double the chicken stock. The cream cheese melted fantastically and it was a nice, thick consistency. Will make for my chili cook-off at work tomorrow!
Woohoo!! Good luck at the chili cook off!!
Hi, the most exotic tomatoes in my local grocery store out in the boonies is with Italian herbs! What are fire roasted tomatoes and what could I use instead? Thanks 😀
you can just use plain canned diced tomatoes instead, it will turn out just fine 🙂
Thank you 😀
Any idea what the nutritional facts are on this?? Thank !
I don’t have that info… BUT you can plug the recipe in at My Fitness Pal or in another online calculator and customize to the specific ingredients you use to get a very good estimate. I love using those sites when I need an idea of nutritional content!
I know you posted this a year ago, but I just made it for the first time and it was awesome! I actually won a cookoff at work. As others suggested, I halved the liquid. I also used pinto beans simply because they’re my favorite bean. Otherwise, I followed the recipe to a “t” and it was fantastic. Great website too!
http://www.hauteashbury.com
Congrats on the win!! Very exciting!! So glad you liked it!
I’m making this tomorrow night and was wondering how many servings this recipe makes. I’m cooking for 6 adults and wanted to make sure I don’t need to double the recipe. Also, any suggestions for a tasty side and dessert to go with this meal?
Hi! I think this should easy feed 6 especially with sides and desserts. I love it with tortilla chips or you could even do some little sandwiches. Chocolate chips cookies or brownies for dessert!!
Excited to start cooking from your recipes.
Great!! Be sure to let me know what you try out!
This buffalo chicken chili looks great! I’ll definitely try it! Any idea of the calorie count on this (dare I ask)?
TIA~!
I don’t even want to know the calorie count! 😉 But you could always plug it into myfitnesspal.com or caloriecount.com if you need a estimate.