Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
This Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwich is slow cooked, shredded, tossed in tangy buffalo sauce, and served on buns with blue cheese coleslaw!
Servings: 6
Calories: 543kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For The Chicken:
- 2.5 - 3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
For The Buffalo Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- ¾ cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- ½ tsp. honey adjust to taste
- gluten free buns or bread for serving (can use regular buns or bread if not gluten free) if making sandwiches
Instructions
- Place 2.5 - 3 lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Pour 1 Tbsp. of olive oil over the chicken breasts.
- Sprinkle 1 tsp. each of garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and Italian seasoning over the chicken along with ½ tsp. each of kosher salt and pepper.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 4-5 hours on High OR 6-7 hours on low.
- 30 minutes BEFORE the cooking time is up remove the chicken from the crockpot and place on a cutting board (make sure the chicken is fully cooked at this point so you don't handle under-cooked chicken). Once it is cool to the touch shred the chicken with two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the crockpot.
For The Buffalo Sauce:
- Place 2 Tbsp. butter in a small glass bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave.
- Add ¾ cup of Frank's Red Hot Sauce to the butter along with ½ tsp. honey or other sweetener. Stir all of the ingredients until combined.
- Pour the buffalo sauce over the shredded chicken, return the lid to the crockpot, and cook for another 30 minutes.
- To Serve: Place a heaping portion of the shredded chicken on top of a sandwich bun and top it with blue cheese coleslaw or blue cheese dressing.
Notes
The buffalo sauce can be adjusted to your liking. If you’d like to make the sauce less spicy simply add more honey. If you’d like to make it spicier feel free to add a few dashes of Tabasco or a sprinkle of cayenne pepper.
This shredded buffalo chicken can also be served in a wrap or lettuce wrap, on top of pizza or flatbread, as a topping for nachos, on top of a salad, atop baked potatoes or sweet potatoes, as a filling for tacos or taquitos, in a quesadilla, inside of a grilled cheese sandwich or panini, added to pasta, or baked into a buffalo chicken dip.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 543kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 89g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 277mg | Sodium: 1519mg | Potassium: 1585mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 666IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg