Slow cooker buffalo chicken chili pairs traditional chili & Buffalo chicken inspired ingredients. Buffalo sauce, celery, and carrots cook with tomatoes, beans, and chili spices. This hearty & flavorful chili can also be made in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients For Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Ground Chicken
- Buffalo Sauce
- Chicken Broth
- Celery
- Carrots
- Onion
- Bell Pepper
- Diced Tomatoes
- White Beans
- Chili Seasoning
- Oil
How To Make Buffalo Chicken Chili
Chili was made for the slow cooker! This recipe comes together easily whether you use a slow cooker or Instant Pot.
- Heat oil large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the ground chicken, onion, and bell pepper. Cook 5-7 minutes or until the ground chicken is no longer pink. Add the garlic & cook an additional minute. Remove from the heat, and drain the grease. Add the mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add all the other ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.
- Turn on the Instant Pot and select sauté. Add the oil. Once hot, add the ground chicken, onion, bell pepper, carrots, and celery. Cook 7-10 minutes or until the ground chicken is no longer pink and veggies are soft. Drain grease if needed.
- Turn off the pressure cooker. Add the broth and & deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in all the remaining ingredients.
- Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 20 minutes. When done cooking, quick release pressure. Stir & serve.
Buffalo Chicken Flavors
This Buffalo chicken chili is inspired by the flavors of buffalo chicken wings. Buffalo chicken wings are wings that are fried then coated in buffalo sauce (a sauce consisting of hot sauce & melted butter), and served with a side of carrots and celery. I took the flavors of buffalo chicken wings, paired them with traditional chili flavors and voilà – here you have buffalo chicken chili.
What Type Of White Beans To Use
This Buffalo chicken chili recipe uses canned white beans. The specific type of white beans to use it up to you. I used great northern beans. Navy beans & cannellini beans work well with this chili recipe too. Before adding your canned beans to the recipe, rinse and drain them first.
Homemade Chili Seasoning
You know I’m all about homemade seasonings. This recipe uses my go-to homemade chili seasoning blend. I pretty much use it or a version of it in all of my chili recipes. It includes the usual chili ingredients: chili powder, cumin, salt, paprika. There’s a small kick in the seasonings. Paired with the Buffalo sauce, this chili is on the spicy side!
Serving & Storing Chili
My preferred toppings for for buffalo chicken chili are blue cheese, green onions. That is what’s in the pics. Other suggestions include sour cream and chopped herbs. Let the chili cool before packing it away. Store the leftover chili in the frig for up to 4 days or the freezer for 4months.
FAQs & Tips
- Use a homemade Buffalo sauce (with ghee in place of butter) & omit the white beans to make this chili Whole30 compatible.
- I used a 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot for this recipe.
Chili Recipes
PrintSlow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili
Slow cooker buffalo chicken chili pairs traditional chili & Buffalo chicken inspired ingredients. Buffalo sauce, celery, and carrots cook with tomatoes, beans, and chili spices. This hearty & flavorful chili can also be made in the Instant Pot.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground chicken
- 3/4 cup Buffalo sauce
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 2 15-ounce cans large white beans, drained & rinsed
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 medium-size carrots, peeled & diced or sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Heat oil large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the ground chicken, onion, and bell pepper. Cook 5-7 minutes or until the ground chicken is no longer pink. Add the garlic & cook an additional minute. Remove from the heat, and drain the grease. Add the mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add all the other ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.
- Turn on the Instant Pot and select sauté. Add the oil. Once hot, add the ground chicken, onion, bell pepper, carrots, and celery. Cook 7-10 minutes or until the ground chicken is no longer pink and veggies are soft. Drain grease if needed.
- Turn off the pressure cooker. Add the broth and & deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in all the remaining ingredients.
- Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 20 minutes. When done cooking, quick release pressure. Stir & serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 289
- Sugar: 7.3 g
- Fat: 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.4 g
- Fiber: 4.7 g
- Protein: 38.7 g
- Cholesterol: 83.1 mg
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This looks incredible! Creative, healthy & tasty! Thank you
Buffalo is Bomb! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
This looks like an incredible slow cooker dish – I love that it has so few ingredients. I wish buffalo sauce was easier to come across in the uK.
There is nothing better after a long day at work, than coming home to a fully cooked dinner! I’m always looking to expand my slow cooker options, and this recipe looks amazing! Thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to give it a try!
I love crockpot recipes . . . they are so easy! I’m always on the lookout for new recipes . . . adding this one to my recipe book.
I love that there are so few ingredients and slow cooker dishes can sure be handy. I think my family would love this. Thanks!
I love Buffalo chicken dishes. I will have to add this to my meal plan! Thank you!
Yum! This looks great 🙂 I love that there’s sweet potatoes 🙂
We love chili! Especially ones made in the slow cooker (so easy!). I’ve never had one without beans I don’t think, so I’m really looking forward to trying this one!
We have been thinking about getting a slow cooker. Now I’ve seen this recipe we definitely will be!
I’ve always wanted to try buffalo chicken chili…. these photos made me realize that I need to make this now!
Whoa! I’ve never thought about putting sweet potatoes in chili! I’ll have to give this a shot!
I can’t believe this recipe only got 5 ingredients! It looks so delicious. So perfect for the cold weather. Thanks for the share. xx
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This looks delicious, hearty and perfect for winter!
This sounds fabulous…. and healthy! I’ve been absolutely addicted to hot sauce lately!
Looks yummy and simple! Going to add to my list of recipes to try.
Would you believe that I was JUST talking to my fiance about craving buffalo chicken chili yesterday? This sounds really good! Making!
This looks nice and simple and something my boys would enjoy. I have a few who absolutely love buffalo style chicken dishes. Thanks for sharing!