Spicy, tender, and bursting with flavor, this Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken is the perfect versatile dish for sandwiches, wraps, or salads. With minimal prep and a deliciously tangy kick, it’s an easy weeknight win or a crowd-pleasing game day favorite!

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This Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken is an effortless, flavor-packed recipe that’s perfect for making shredded chicken sandwiches, wraps, or even adding to salads. All it takes is a handful of ingredients and a few minutes to prep, then let the slow cooker work its magic.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken shredded on a roll with lettuce, blue cheese, and cilantro.

Whether you’re hosting a game day party, meal-prepping for the week, or just craving a comforting dinner, this buffalo chicken has you covered.

Toss it on a bun with some coleslaw, stuff it in a burrito, or keep it low-carb with a lettuce wrap or low carb tortilla quesadilla. The possibilities are endless!

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Why You'll Love Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
Ingredients
How to Make Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
Equipment
Substitutions
Variations
Top Tips
Storage
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Why You'll Love Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

Super Easy to Make: Just throw the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it do the work. Minimal effort, maximum flavor.

Crowd-Pleaser: With its bold buffalo flavor, it’s a hit with everyone, especially for game days or casual get-togethers.

Versatile: Serve it on buns, in wraps, on a baked potato, or even over a salad—whatever fits your vibe.

Ingredients

Raw chicken breasts, a bowl of hot sauce, and a bowl of ranch dressing.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts, if chicken breasts are large, cut them into smaller pieces to allow the sauce to absorb into the meat while cooking.

Buffalo wing sauce, I love Frank's Red Hot.

Ranch dressing

Chunky blue cheese crumbles

Optional sandwich toppings: Lettuce, cilantro

Burger buns or slider rolls

How to Make Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

Step 1: Place the chicken in the slow cooker.

Ranch dressing and buffalo sauce mixed in a bowl.

Step 2: In a small bowl, using a hand whisk, mix together the wing sauce and blue cheese dressing.

Pouring creamy buffalo sauce over top of raw chicken in a slow cooker.

Step 3: Pour the sauce mixture over top of the chicken and cook on low 4 hours.

Cooked chicken breasts in buffalo ranch sauce in a slow cooker.

Step 4: Shred chicken and serve as desired.

Equipment

Slow cooker, for cooking the chicken

Mixing bowls, to mix the sauce

Hand whisk, to blend the sauce mixture.

Substitutions

Chicken: If you’re out of chicken breasts, chicken thighs work just as well and stay super tender.

Ranch Dressing: Use homemade ranch dressing if you don’t have store bought, or swap for blue cheese dressing for a different vibe.

Butter: Traditional buffalo sauce usually includes butter, you can use ½ cup salted butter in place of the ranch dressing if desired.

Shredded cooked chicken in a storage container.

Variations

Buffalo Chicken Dip: Shred the cooked chicken and mix it with cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and extra buffalo sauce for a cheesy, dippable treat.
Buffalo Chicken Tacos: Load it into taco shells with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and a drizzle of ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Nachos: Spread tortilla chips on a baking sheet, top with the shredded chicken, cheese, and jalapeños. Bake until the cheese melts, then add fresh toppings like diced tomatoes, green onions, and a drizzle of ranch.

Overhead image of shredded slow cooker buffalo chicken on an open face bun with blue cheese and cilantro.

Top Tips

Shred It Right: Use two forks or even a hand mixer to shred the chicken easily and evenly.
Adjust the Heat: Start with less buffalo sauce if you’re not sure about the spice level. You can always add more after shredding.
Double It Up: Make a double batch and freeze the leftovers for an easy meal down the line.

Storage

Store any leftover buffalo chicken in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.

For a more budget friendly recipe, use boneless skinless chicken thighs in place of the chicken breasts or tenders.

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