This recipe could not be easier. There are only 4 ingredients and you simply layer three of them in your slow cooker in the morning, go to work, come home, shred the meat, wait a little longer and then voila: your main course is ready! If the thought of turning on your oven in the summer has you placing a regular daily order at your local pizza joint, this may be the perfect solution. This recipe makes a lot of chicken, but it’s so versatile that you can use it to make tons of different meals. I photographed the chicken served on a roll as a sandwich but you could also use it to make quesadillas, top baked potatoes, add protein to mac & cheese, pile on a pizza, fill lettuce wraps (a low carb option!), etc. The possibilities are endless! *Update: I also mixed some of my leftovers with a little bit of light blue cheese dressing, microwaved it and ate it as a dip with baked tortilla chips and veggies. It was awesome!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may be looking at these ingredients in shock. I’m a Buffalo girl, and as I’ve said before, we do not serve Buffalo chicken with ranch dressing here. It is simply not done. Blue cheese or go home. My loyalty to this unwritten rule prevented me from making this recipe for months, but I kept seeing it all over Pinterest and I admit I was intrigued. Finally a few weeks ago I had dinner at my mom’s house and wouldn’t you know, she made this recipe. It was delicious. I immediately felt torn between my taste buds (which were jumping for joy) and all that I know to be true (Buffalo Chicken + Ranch = NO). I’ve decided to rationalize my enjoyment of this recipe by pointing out that dry ranch seasoning is really not the same as ranch dressing. Plus, the overall flavor of the dish does not taste like ranch dressing. The packet is basically just mix of seasonings that adds to the yummy profile of flavors in the dish but does not taint the chicken like ranch dressing would. Right? I did drizzle some blue cheese dressing over the top on my sandwich for good measure and it was perfect. Hopefully I don’t get run out of town for this...
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
Source: My Kitchen Apron
Ingredients:
3 lbs raw boneless skinless chicken breasts (the original recipe used frozen breasts, but I used them unfrozen, so it appears you can do either)
12 oz bottle of Buffalo wing sauce (I used Frank's Wing Sauce)
1 oz packet of dry Ranch mix (I used Hidden Valley)
2 T light butter
Directions:
1. Place the chicken breasts in your slow cooker. Pour the bottle of wing sauce over the top of the chicken. Sprinkle the packet of ranch mix over the top of the wing sauce. Place the lid on your slow cooker. Cook on low for 7-9 hours until meat shreds easily.
2. Remove meat and shred it using two forks. Return shredded meat to the sauce and add the butter. Stir to combine. Continue to cook on low for another hour so the meat can soak up the sauce. Serve however you like!
Yields 12 (1/2 cup) servings. WW P+: 3 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per serving from myfitnesspal.com: 175 calories, 1 g carbs, 5 g fat, 28 g protein, 0 g fiber
Yum!I love buffalo chicken!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteThis sounds really good! I just bought a new crockpot today!!! Are there any specific brands of wing sauce that you think are better than others?
ReplyDeleteI like both Frank's wing sauce (just make sure you buy the wing sauce, not the red hot sauce) and Anchor Bar brand. I think Frank's is at pretty much every grocery store. That's what I used for this!
DeleteThanks! I'll look for it!
DeleteWow that sounds amazing and super easy!!! Thank you
ReplyDeleteI hope you love it!
DeleteI have it in the slow cooker right now!! Thanks Emily, it looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYay, let me know what you think!
DeleteThis looks so good - I've never tried franks wing sauce... is it really spicey or mild? I have two small kids so trying to figure out if this would be ok for them...
ReplyDeleteThe regular Frank's wing sauce is pretty mild. I think it would be okay for kids - especially if you put it on bread.
DeleteFunny, I was just craving a sloppy joe kind of sandwich, and I think this will satisfy my craving!
ReplyDeleteIt was fate! :)
DeleteI have made this recipe for years, minus the butter. It is really good with mustard based wing sauces if you do not like it really hot. Perfect share for everyone....
ReplyDeleteI've never tried a mustard wing sauce but thanks for the alternate idea!
DeleteI love this buffalo chicken...I make it a lot! I think a TBSP of vinegar adds a nice bite to the sometimes 'bottled' taste from the sauce.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip!
DeleteI made this with one packet of ranch 2x chicken and sauce (Franks wing) and it turned out uber salty and I love salt. Had to rewarm with a potato (to suck up some of the salt) and added vinegar and it was much better
DeleteDid you use the packets of ranch DIP mix or ranch DRESSING mix? From previous experience with different recipes, the dip mix is much saltier than the dressing mix. I always use the dressing mix. Hope this helps.
DeleteI agree with you on the ranch. Am from NY originally and you just might be arrested if you served ranch with anything buffalo flavored! Living out west now, I always have to ask for blue cheese.
ReplyDeleteLove your site! Just happened to stumble upon it and there are a bunch of things I can't wait to make.
Haha, I'm glad someone knows what I'm talking about. Let me know what you make first! :)
DeleteI make a version of this but I use the laughing cow bleu cheese wedges instead of ranch mix (also because there is SO much MSG in that mix...) and sometimes also add reduced fat bleu cheese crumbles after it's done :) I also leave out the butter myself. :)
DeleteI'm a fellow Buffalonian and agree with you, Ranch and Buffalo anything is just WRONG! Gotta be blue cheese! I'm always looking for easy Crock-Pot recipes. I can't wait to try this!
DeleteThis sounds great! Love trying new crock pot recipes. Makes getting home from work and prepping dinner for the family less stressful! Completely agree with the Ranch and Buffalo comment. I hate going out of town and seeing Buffalo chicken on the menu and seeing it served with Ranch instead of Bleu Cheese.
DeleteMake this today. It was very salty so next time I will try only a half pkg of the ranch dressing.
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe and thanks to the other posters on other suggestions for the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great recipe Emily! I halved it and it came out terrific. I had it for dinner on Arnold's Sandwich Thins and plan on having more of it for lunch tomorrow over lettuce.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you loved it! :)
DeleteIt's in the crockpot now!!! Can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteHope you love it!
DeleteSomeone else asked this too....is the wing sauce less spicy/hot than the Frank's hot sauce? I've been using the hot sauce for recipes like this and sometimes it's just too hot!
ReplyDeleteThe wing sauce is milder than the red hot sauce
DeleteSo good... just made this tonight! :) Any other suggestions I can do with this? I have a lot left over since I live alone.... I had it in lettuce wraps tonight, going to make a spicy version of a taco salad tomorrow night... Besides putting it on a bun like pictured, any other ideas?
ReplyDeleteIn quesadillas is very good!
DeleteI had a bunch of other suggestions in the post - let me know what you try! :)
DeleteThere is a buffalo chicken spring roll recipe on Pinterest that is awesome!
DeleteThere is a buffalo chicken spring roll recipe on Pinterest that is awesome!
DeleteThere is a buffalo chicken spring roll recipe on Pinterest that is awesome!
DeleteThere is a buffalo chicken spring roll recipe on Pinterest that is awesome!
DeleteI love that you said "bluecheese or go home" hahahahaha from one buffalo food blogger to another I can TOTALLY appreciate this!
ReplyDeleteI make a buffalo chicken wrap that this chicken would be perfect in - YUM!
You definitely know what I'm talking about, Tammy. I love Buffalo Chicken Wraps! :)
DeleteQuick and easy and very delicious have left overs to use for pizza's or a dip. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it!
Deleteit's just finishing up in the slow cooker...I used frozen breasts...LOVE how easy it was! Can't wait to taste :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you love it!
DeleteI also used frozen breasts and it was o simple and Delicious! Anxious to try out your other recipes... :)
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you try next! :)
DeleteThis is super delicious! I had it as a sandwich the first night and then made buffalo chicken nachos with it the next. Thanks for another amazing recipe!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it! I loved it as nachos.
DeleteThis is super delicious! I had it as a sandwich the first night and then made buffalo chicken nachos with it the next. Thanks for another amazing recipe!
ReplyDeleteThis is in my crock pot right now. My house smells like hot wings. I can't wait to try it. Going to use the leftovers in your buffalo bits too.
ReplyDeleteHope you love it!
DeleteMade this tonight! I am loving your site! Thanks for sharing all of your recipes. I just came back from Walmart and took your shopping list with me. I have so many things I want to try.
ReplyDeleteYay, glad you loved this. Let me know what you try next! :)
DeleteCan not wait to try this! I have all of the ingredients in my kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI love when that happens! Hope you like it :)
DeleteI see the recipe calls for a 1oz packet of ranch....is that supposed to be a 16oz packet?
ReplyDeleteNever mind. I looked at the packet again and I see that it says it MAKES 16 fl oz and that the net weight is .4 oz. Thank you. In the process of making this right now. I forgot to start it this morning though because I was running late to work so I am going to try cooking it for 4-5 hours on high versus the 8 on low. Fingers crossed
DeleteHaha, a pound of ranch seasoning would be a LOT of seasoning ;)
DeleteLet me know how the shorter cooking time worked out!
Made this tonight using Louisiana buffalo wing sauce but it was way tooooooo spicy to even eat! Perhaps the Louisiana is hotter than Franks? My husband loves super spicy food and even he resorted to peanut butter sandwiches instead. Such a shame as I was really looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteI didn't find this to be very spicy at all using the Frank's wing sauce so I am going to assume the Louisiana sauce is WAY hotter.
DeleteWell then I might just have to try it again using the franks :)
DeleteDefinitely do! Sorry it didn't work out with the Louisiana sauce :/
DeleteI make Wing Sauce (usually don't buy it, but I did for this recipe!) using regular Hot Sauce by putting it in a ramekin, putting a slice of butter in it and pouring some sauce on it, then I microwave it for maybe 15 seconds, and repeat to taste.
DeleteLong Story Short - Try adding butter to your too spicy meat, reheat it (or melt the butter beforehand) and it should cut down the heat.
This is cooking in my crockpot as I type. Only a few hours left! Can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteI hope you loved it!
DeleteLooking forward to trying this over the weekend. I am a complete spice weenie so am thinking buffalo sauce will be too spicy, so I was thinking of trying a sweet smokey bbq type of sauce. Does that sound horrible with the ranch mix to you?
ReplyDeleteApplesass- my sis in law halved the recipe as it is only her and my brother. Instead of 6 oz of sauce, she did 4 oz chicken stock and 2 oz of sauce mixed together and then poured it over. There was some kick but not as much. (my brother added additional sauce to his sandwiches as he likes spicy!) You can start with 5 oz to 1 oz and see how that goes.
DeleteThanks for the suggestion, Jennifer! I wouldn't have thought of that. I will give it a try and since my hubs likes things spicy he will like having a choice in the matter. :)
DeleteI was super excited to try this (and did today), but my husband and I found that it wasn't too spicy but had a sour bite that was overwhelming. I was looking forward to leftovers, too, but ended up tossing it :(. Also, way too spicy for our 21 month old. I'll have to check out your other slow cooker recipes for next time instead. (i used three chicken breast, the packet of ranch and franks buffalo wing sauce)
ReplyDeleteThree chicken breasts? I think you may have misread the recipe - it's supposed to be three pounds of chicken breasts! If you only made it with three breasts then I'm sure the sauce WAS overwhelming! Oops.
DeleteI think it's three pounds, not 3 breasts.. Could have been the problem. Sounds good to me! You could also make your own wing sauce, super easy and yummy.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely 3 pounds, not breasts :)
DeleteIn the crock pot now and smells soooooooo good. Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteHope you loved it!
DeleteI found mine to be really salty, looking at the recipe I used the whole pack of ranch dressing, but did not check to see if a whole pack is 1oz or not, I was figuring it was the franks that made it overly salty, will make again but maybe try a different wing sauce and skip out on the ranch all together, not sure what caused the saltiness.
ReplyDeleteTry using 1/2 the Ranch packet next time - I think that will cut the saltiness
DeleteI've made this twice now (I've halved it each time). It's amazing! I'm addicted to Frank's sauces and this recipe is perfect for my addiction!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you loved it!
DeleteThis looks like something even I can make, dumping a few ingredients into the crock pot is my kind of cooking! Can't wait to try it
ReplyDeleteHope you love it!
DeleteIt is too salty...but still good. I'd like to cut the saltiness a little...ideas anyone??
ReplyDeleteTry using 1/2 the Ranch packet next time - I think that will cut the saltiness
DeleteI thought it was fantastic! Mine wasn't too salty or too spicy.. Just right! :) I do have a really high spicy tolerance though. I can't wait to make this again, I see this becoming one of my staple recipes. There are so many things you can do with it!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you love it. I love the versatility too!
Deletein the crockpot now...mouth watering just thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteYour site and recipes are fabulous!! We had the Taco Cups last night and they were fantastic!
Thanks!
Yay, I love the Taco Cupcakes too :) Hope this was just as good!
DeleteSounds so good - What if I was only to use about 1 pound of chicken, how much of everything else do you think I should use?
ReplyDeleteIf you use 1/3 of the chicken then you should use 1/3 of the seasoning packet and 1/3 of the bottle of Franks.
DeleteI made this and it was delicious! My store didnt have Franks wing sauce......which sucks, but I used Texas Pete wing sauce. I may even try the franks thick sauce hot sauce next time (and there will be a next time):) .....do u think that will work? I just love the salty taste of franks.
ReplyDeleteYou could definitely try the Frank's hot sauce if you want. Let me know how it turns out!
DeleteMade this today and it was fantastic! DH bought the store brand sauce (non-mild) so I cut it w/ chicken broth so my kids would eat it since they don't like really spicy foods. Can't wait to play w/ the left overs. I think it'll be a keeper.
ReplyDeleteGlad you loved it!
Deletejust tried this today. It was amazing...Put it in the crockpot and let it cook over nite. shredded this morning. had for lunch in a fat free tortilla with reduced fat cheese as a quesadilla. i can only say....amazing. this recipe is a keeper. thank you for posting such wonderful recipes.
ReplyDeleteSo happy it was a hit! :)
Deletesuper fantastic recipe. loved it. put it on to cook all nite and shredded it this morning. for lunch I used it in a fat free flour tortilla with reduced fat cheese to make a buffalo chicken quesadillo. I can only say.....amazing. thanks for posting this fabulous recipe.
ReplyDeleteYum, I love quesadillas. Sounds awesome. Glad you loved it!
DeleteI made this last night and it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteYay, thanks for letting me know! :)
DeleteI make pulled pork in the slow cooker and we never get it anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI'll admit, the ranch dressing is throwing me because I'm a die-hard blue cheese with buffalo gal.
That said however, I love new things and this looks delicious.
My husband and one of my daughters will only eat ranch with buffalo so I'm
going to try this in the next few days (looking forward to it ;)
Thanks!
Made this yesterday and we had it for dinner last night.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful, just the right kick!
One of my kids used a tortilla and shredded jack cheese and the rest of us had it on hamburger buns with a side of sweet corn. (I used blue cheese dressing on mine too ;)
Great addition to our limited menu. Seems when two people like one thing, the other two don't, but this was a hit with all so that was a bonus.
*(I had said in my comment above this follow-up that we never get pulled pork anywhere else now but my husband pointed out that we do get pulled pork from a local bbq place on the very rare occasions that family visits from out of town... I stand corrected ;)
Thanks again!
Haha, I'm glad you were able to get past the ranch seasoning too...it was a hurdle for me :P. Happy to hear it was a hit with the whole family!
DeleteI made this for dinner last night. Unfortunately, I was too tired to eat, so I just put it away, packed a serving for lunch, and went to bed at 7pm (my life is super exciting). I was looking forward to trying for lunch today, so my expectations were high, and it totally lived up to them. It was the best lunch I've had in a very long time. I expected it to be tasty, but it was really, really, really tasty. Buffalo anything is my kryptonite, and this hit the spot perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I used extra hot sauce- otherwise I'm sure I'd be driving home to eat it with a spoon out of the container right now.
Will definitely make it again, both with the extra hot sauce for DH and me, and with milder sauce for entertaining.
I'm so glad it was such a success! I love Buffalo stuff too (obviously) and this is so easy :)
DeleteThis is so great, INCREDIBLY easy, it has already become a go-to-recipe. I actually threw this together yesterday for an impromptu gathering - cooked it on High, and it was done in 3-4 hours - love that a crock pot recipe doesn't have to take hours and hours to cook. I add more sauce than the recipe calls for, and less ranch mix (I thought it was too salty). This is so good on regular buns, or whole wheat thin buns, or even as a dip with crackers. I think I will have a 3-pound-bag-of-chicken in my freezer at all times! This is the BEST ever - thank you!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay, I'm happy you loved it! Thanks for letting me know :)
DeleteI have tried about 10 of your recipes since finding your site about 3 weeks ago. Every single one of them have been perfect. This was the first one I tried and my family loved it. I froze some of the meat and used it later in a "cupcake" with a litle blue cheese. Thanks for all of the recipes!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear it was a hit! :)
DeleteI am so happy I found this blog! I'm trying this recipe tomorrow to kick off football season ( my husband is a Bills fan!). We love all things buffalo flavored, but my husband is so picky. I'm talking no condiments, no spices, no vegetables or fruits with certain textures, etc. You have no idea the relief I had when I saw that this contained only 4 ingredients. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI hope your picky husband liked it! I'm glad you found me too :)
DeleteI live in Chicago but am originally from Binghamton. I'm going to make this to have while we watch the Bills/Jets on NFL Sunday Ticket. I'll follow your lead and have a little bleu cheese dressing on top. Can't wait! Let's go, Buffalo!
ReplyDeleteWell, there's always next season for the Bills. I hope the chicken was more successful than they were! :)
DeleteI tried this recipe of yours tonight and it was so good! I wanted to thank you for writing and sharing your low calorie recipes with us all. It is greatly appreciated. (: And I am so happy I found this blog!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks - I'm glad you did too! Happy it was a hit :)
DeleteSuper yummy! Thank you for a great recipe!
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight for supper. It was very very salty tasting.. Why?!?!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is hands down my fav recipe. I make it so much!!! Love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust tried this with precooked chicken in a Dutch oven on the stove for 10 minutes after sauces boils since I didn't have time for the crockpot way. Omg its so good!
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight. Cooked on high for about five hours. The chicken shredded itself when I stirred it. Toasted a wheat bun, drizzled a little ranch on top and added pepperjack shredded cheese. Yum!! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight after it was cooked, I added some chopped up celery. It gave it a great crunch and the laughing cow blue cheese was a great addition as well! Thanks for the recipe!!!!
ReplyDeleteso delicious... made it last night for dinner. My 3 year old who will never touch chicken, ate his whole plate and some.
ReplyDeleteThis was simply AMAZING and easy to make, made this along with zuchhini totes and the whole me was AMAZING!!! Thank yoi for all these great recipes
ReplyDeleteDon't have ranch seasoning could I pour some ranch dressing in???
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious - LOVE buffalo chicken. However, I don't have a crockpot. Any ideas of temps/times for trying to make it in a standard oven?
ReplyDeleteWhile this sounded quite good, my family found it to be too salty. Any suggestions on being able to tone down the salt?
ReplyDeleteSince there was no salt added to the recipe, I would suggest that you check your wing sauce before adding it (also, I don't know if there's a lower sodium ranch dressing packet out there). One old standby I've found to work is if you have a pot of anything and you taste and find it too salty - add a half of a peeled potato. The potato will soak up salt.
DeleteLove this recipe! It's so simple to make and my husband liked it with some blue cheese crumbles thrown on top. We're going to try leftovers wrapped in a tortilla with some cheese. Thanks for sharing all your great recipes.
ReplyDeleteMade this for the first time Saturday(11/3/12)! Terrific! I used Jim Beam Wing Sauce (isn't as hot) and didn't need to add the butter. That saved a few grams of fat and didn't detract anything (I don't think) from the taste. KEEPER(and I'm recommending to lots of friends to check this blog!)
ReplyDeleteWow, this came out extra spicy - which I actually like. Sent my husband to the store for the ingredients and he came through on the Frank's wing sauce, but the Hidden Valley Ranch, he got the spicy ranch. Whoa! mouth is on fire, but not complaining.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe - cheap and easy!
I've made chicken this way with bbq sauce - SO simple and delicious! Smells amazing when you return home from work, too!
ReplyDeleteMade this for dinner today and it was wonderful. I did omit the butter. I used Texas Pete buffalo sauce and served on mini Hawaiian sweet rolls with some coleslaw for the kids to cut some of the spice and both my kids loved it! If there are any leftovers I am going to use for spring rolls.
ReplyDeleteMade this for dinner today and it was wonderful. I did omit the butter. I used Texas Pete buffalo sauce and served on mini Hawaiian sweet rolls with some coleslaw for the kids to cut some of the spice and both my kids loved it! If there are any leftovers I am going to use for spring rolls.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first recipe that I have tried from your website. I like the idea of the chicken in the crockpot and it shredded really nice. I did think it was very very salty and I did not add any salt. I will omit the ranch packet next time.
ReplyDeleteAnytime you need to shred cooked meat like chicken breasts or a roast.... just toss them in a stand mixer, turn it on low and in a few minutes you've got perfectly shredded chicken! No fuss and it's easy to clean up!
ReplyDeleteAnytime you need to shred cooked meat like chicken breasts or a roast.... just toss them in a stand mixer, turn it on low and in a few minutes you've got perfectly shredded chicken! No fuss and it's easy to clean up!
ReplyDeleteI am making this now. All we had was the Frank's Red Hot, but my fiance loves that sauce for his homemade wings so I figured I'd give it a try for this recipe. I did add a little dark brown sugar to offset the spiciness/kick and I didn't have the dry packet ranch, just light hidden valley ranch. I put a couple drops of that in there and mixed it all around. Hoping it comes out well!
ReplyDeleteSoo good! I had it for dinner last night & lunch today! I put it on an 8" whole wheat tortilla with a light swiss laughing cow cheese wedge & half of an avocado ...it mellowed out the spiciness (my grocery store only had 1 kind of buffalo sauce & it definitely has a kick to it) & made it incredible!
ReplyDeleteDoes it matter if you use buttermilk dressing mix or the original?
ReplyDeleteLove this recipe. Have made it 3 times now - once for a group of hungry teenage boys who loved it. No leftovers!
ReplyDeleteYum! I put this in the crockpot last night - 3.5 hours on high. My grocery store only had Texas Pete Buffalo Sauce, but I'm sure it will be similar. I used a 2lb package of chicken breast and 8oz of sauce (and, of course, about 2/3 the ranch packet). I wish I'd used a bit more sauce - while plenty juicy, mine doesn't seem to be as saucy as your photo. Other than a little taste test, I haven't eaten it yet - it's for dinner tonight! We plan to put it in low-carb tortillas with lettuce and blue cheese crumbles (for me, at least. DH will, embarrassingly, be using ranch). Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of bun did you use for this?? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used a Weight Watchers brand sandwich roll
Deletemy brother used it in an omlette and said it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteblue cheese is just chunky ranch. except that when your trying to dip your wings in blue cheese, it leaves chunks in the cup that get thrown away.
ReplyDeleteEmily, made this recipe yesterday and there was a problem .... No leftovers! Great recipe. Easy and they kept going back for more. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteMade this for the first time. IT WAS GREAT!!! Thank you thank you thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this! It was wonderful and my husband loved it.
ReplyDeletevery nice thank you so much =)
ReplyDeleteThis was absolutely amazing. Only thing is is that I didn't use 3 lbs. of chicken. Only 2 pieces since I'm only feeding myself. And from there I used not half the bottle of franks wing sauce but enough for it to coat, and sit in a good amount in the crock pot. Same with the ranch packet, I didn't use a whole lot. It all worked out though, and after I shredded the chicken I added some tartar to the leftover sauce to thickin it a little.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone doubled this recipe? I need it to feed a bunch of people and I just want to make sure if I double everything it will come out ok.
ReplyDeleteJust put this in the crock pot and calculated the points...I'm getting that it's 4 points not 3, has anyone else noticed this or am I inputing some wrong numbers? :/
ReplyDeleteJust put mine in the crockpot on high for 4 hours. Hoping i come home from work with it easy to shred! :) gunna use it in lettuce wraps! Let you know how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight, but didn't get it started until 4 o'clock. I sprayed my cast iron dutch oven with cooking spray, browned the chicken quickly on each side on the stove over medium/high heat. Then added other ingredients, covered with lid and finished cooking in a 325 degree oven for a 2 hours. Next, I removed from oven and placed on stove eye heated to warm while I shredded meat. I shredded the meat directly in the pot. The sauce cooked down quickly and was ready in about 30 minutes. It was fabulous! A big hit with all the family. I served it with sweet potato fries. Thank you, so much.
ReplyDeleteI made this today and my family LOVED it!! My 12 year old even ate it. Thanks for the amazing recipe :)
ReplyDeleteHow long would you recommend cooking it if the crock pot was set on High?
ReplyDeleteMaking this for dinner tonight! :)
ReplyDeleteIs the 3 P+ just the chicken? Or the bun as well?? Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThe points and nutrition information are for the ingredients listed in the recipe only. You can choose to serve the chicken however you wish!
DeleteSo good! I made this and day one we had on buns. Day 2 I fried onions in a pan, added the leftover chicken, mixed in canned diced tomatoes with cilantro, green chili's and rolled them up, topped with enchilada sauced and mex cheese. It made 2 full pans of corn tortilla enchilada's. Not sure on the points for that but WOW, good good good!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea how to adapt the recipe to use Frank's Hot Sauce instead of the Wing Sauce? My family loves everything spicy, and we are not too found of Frank's Wing Sauce. My fear with using the sauce instead of the wing sauce is that it could turn out runny.
ReplyDeleteI just made this today and I used the Frank's Hot Sauce instead of the Wing Sauce and I didn't change anything except I did make sure to use the butter because from what I was told by a waitress once was that the wing sauce just has butter added to the franks hot sauce...It wasn't runny at all, the chicken soaked up the sauce and it is delicious!! Thanks for the recipe Emily!
DeleteI used Texas Pete Fiery Sweet sauce on this. It was SO GOOD. Not traditional Buffalo flavor, but delicious nonetheless. We will be making this again VERY soon. Thanks for the great recipes! :)
ReplyDeleteIn the crockpot now and my apartment smells deliciously buffalo :) out of curiosity, what does the butter do for the recipe?
ReplyDeleteFor all those wondering, as I did, regular Frank's Red Hot sauce works great if you can't find the wing sauce. According to the Frank's website, the regular hot sauce is actually MILDER than the wings sauce: http://www.franksredhot.com/info/faq. I added a T of apple cider vinegar, and served on buns topped with reduced fat crumbled blue cheese. Delish!
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't need the butter if you use a ready made buffalo sauce, but if you use the regular hot sauce (Red Hot if you're using Frank's) you do. Simple buffalo sauce is typically just butter and hot sauce. Franks bottled buffalo sauce has butter in it already.
ReplyDeleteGoing to try this for the Super Bowl tomorrow! Does the recipe call for ranch DIP or DRESSING mix tho?
ReplyDeleteIt's not the Ranch mix that makes it salty. That only has like 150 mg of sodium. The wing sauce has a TON. 460 mg in a Tablespoon!! I am going to have to re-tool the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThe Franks Red Hot Sauce only has 190mg...I used that instead!
DeleteMade this today with just chicken and Frank's Wing Sauce. Delicious! Put it on flat out bread with a little pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese and YUM!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely delicious!! Made if for the Super Bowl and it was a big hit. I added some garlic and Frank's hot sauce and served with blue cheese on top of the sandwiches. Thanks for the recipe!! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent and SO easy...I will definitely be taking this to some picnics.
ReplyDeleteThis was soooo good! I just wanted you to keep up the great ideas.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL!!!!! I used Sweet Baby Ray's marinade/sauce 16oz. bottle, and it came out perfect. Just the right amount of heat(medium) for my family. This is a keeper as my picky husband told me. We also added low fat sharp cheddar cheese ontop of our sandwich. Just fantastic. Thanks so much Emily!! No one ever guessed this was low cal.
ReplyDeleteThis is in my crock pot right now. My house smells yummy !!! Can't wait to try this!!!
ReplyDeleteEmily, just put this in the crock pot! I was wondering, I have probably 2.5lbs of chicken in there and I only had 8oz of buffalo sauce, do you think it will still turn out ok? Also, is the chicken supposed to be submerged in the sauce? Mine isn't, it is more like sitting in a puddle of buffalo lol, although the chicken does have sauce and now ranch sprinkles covering it! THanks!
ReplyDeleteSUPER EXCITED TO TRY THIS RECIPE! I THINK I'LL USE MY FAVORITE SAUCE FROM BUFFALO WILD WINGS! I AM ALREADY ANTICIPATING HOW *YUMMY* THE AROMA WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE! :D
ReplyDeleteThoughts...better to make the whole batch and freeze half or cut the recipe in half? It's just me eating on it, so I don't need 12 servings! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious!! My 12 year old son loved it. I had it as a lettuce wrap and he had his as a quesadilla! I'll be making this again!
ReplyDeleteMade for dinner tonight....delicious!! We chopped up celery put on top like relish, & used 80 cal buns. Will definitely make again!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be making this very soon! I used your nutritional information to double check how many points using my WW calculator, and using that information it says it is 4 points. Not a big difference but just wanted to share. This recipe sounds yummy! Can't wait to make it!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Recipe. I only had the Franks hot sauce so I mixed butter with hot sauce (equal amounts - just depends on how hot you like it) and then put chicken in to the pot. I also added about 2 cloves of minced garlic.
ReplyDeleteThis will become a regular in our household!
I've made this several times now and my family loves it! My husband also adds a Laughing Cow low-fat blue cheese wedge, spread on the bun, to our sandwiches! I eat my chicken on a long piece of romain lettuce - it has a nice rib that holds up while you eat. YUM. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis was not bad, but extremely salty! I do think it was the ranch dressing mix I used and I will definitely try the recommendation to use 1/2 a packet of ranch next time. I really see the potential in this - the chicken was so tender and I love Frank's Red Hot. I ended up making a wrap with the chicken and added lots of mixed greens and low-fat blue cheese crumbles.
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