Serves 6 · Looking for easy slow cooker chicken recipes? This shredded buffalo chicken is made with just 4 simple ingredients: chicken, buffalo sauce, butter and ranch seasoning. Make it low carb on a salad or super delish as a sandwich. This easy crockpot meal idea is too easy to pass up! #thelazydish #chicken #crockpot #buffalosauce #4ingredients #easydinnerideas
You all know I’m just crazy about Buffalo spice. I’ve used it in meatballs, pasta salad, Tater Tots – even cauliflower. And of course, I also just love my Crockpot. So you just knew I was going to have to find a way to make Buffalo chicken in the Crockpot.
In fact, I actually came up with a recipe for Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches way back in 2011. And that recipe was quite tasty…but it was also a little complicated. You had to cut up and brown the chicken and the veggies separately before loading them into the crock with about six other ingredients.
These days, I’m all about keeping it simple, so my new Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches are way easier. They have only four ingredients: chicken breast, Frank’s Buffalo Sauce (to taste), Hidden Valley Dry Ranch Mix, and butter. And all you have to do with them is load the chicken and seasonings into the crock, cook it all day on low, shred it, and dot it with butter. That’s it!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3-4 large chicken breasts (about 1.5 pounds)
- 1 (12oz) bottle of Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce
- 1/2 packet ranch seasoning mix (about 2 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp butter
- hoagie rolls for serving
Instructions
Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place the chicken, buffalo sauce, and ranch seasoning mix in, and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours or high for about 3 hours.
Once the chicken is fully cooked, use a couple of forks to shred the meat (I find it easiest to place the chicken on a cutting board to shred, and then put it back into the crockpot with the juices).
Once shredded, add 2 tbsp of butter to the crockpot and allow it to melt; stir to combine.
That's it! I find it best served on hoagie rolls drizzled with a little ranch dressing. You can also serve with blue cheese crumbles or coleslaw.
