Best 5 Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

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Slow cooker buffalo chicken sandwiches are an easy and delicious meal that is perfect for game day or a casual get-together with friends. The chicken is cooked in a slow cooker until fall-apart tender, then shredded and tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce. The sandwiches are served on toasted buns with your favorite toppings, such as blue cheese dressing, celery, and carrots. This recipe is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES



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This is a spicy, hearty sandwich that will please those who love buffalo chicken wings. This recipe is perfect for those days spent watching football. I like to top these with blue cheese or ranch dressing.

Provided by Divinesolace21

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 7h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (17.5 fluid ounce) bottle buffalo wing sauce, divided
½ (1 ounce) package dry ranch salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons butter
6 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise

Steps:

  • Place the chicken breasts into a slow cooker, and pour in 3/4 of the wing sauce and the ranch dressing mix. Cover, and cook on Low for 6 to 7 hours.
  • Once the chicken has cooked, add the butter, and shred the meat finely with two forks. Pile the meat onto the hoagie rolls, and splash with the remaining buffalo wing sauce to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578 calories, Carbohydrate 80.6 g, Cholesterol 54.1 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 2901.7 mg, Sugar 4.9 g

SLOW-COOKER SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES



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Add kick to juicy chicken thighs by simmering them in a tangy sauce until they're tender enough to shred, then serve on buns for flavorful sandwiches for lunch. You can also use the chicken filling in tacos or in a salad with blue cheese dressing. This chicken recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Slow Cooker" (Clarkson Potter).

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken     Chicken Thighs

Time 4h25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 can (14.5 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup hot-pepper sauce
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses
8 hamburger buns, for serving
Pickled vegetables, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
  • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add half the chicken, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring once, until meat is golden brown, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to the slow cooker, leaving as much oil behind as possible. Repeat with remaining chicken.
  • Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, and 1/4 cup water to skillet. Cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from bottom with a spoon, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the slow cooker and toss with chicken.
  • Add crushed tomatoes, hot-pepper sauce, Worcestershire, mustard, and molasses to slow cooker; stir to combine. Cover and cook on high until chicken is very tender, 4 hours (or on low for 8 hours).
  • Transfer chicken to a large plate. Using two forks, shred chicken; return to sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Serve on buns, with pickled vegetables on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 358 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 35 g

SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES RECIPE



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Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (frozen)
1 (12 ounce) bottle Frank's Wings Buffalo Sauce
1 packet Ranch Dip Mix
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Put frozen chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker.
  • Pour the whole bottle of buffalo sauce over chicken breasts and sprinkle ranch packet on top. Cook on low 6-7 hours. Using two forks, shred the chicken and return it to the crock pot.
  • Add butter, stir and cook on low for an additional hour.
  • Serve on buns and serve with a side of ranch dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 379 kcal, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 136 mg, Sodium 1288 mg, Carbohydrate 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 26 mg

SLOW-COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES



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Come home to a warm and delicious dinner for family - these chicken sandwiches are made easily in a slow cooker.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 7h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 package (3.35 lb) boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 14 thighs)
1 3/4 cups Frank's™ RedHot™ Buffalo Wings Sauce
1 English (seedless) cucumber
12 large sandwich buns, split
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

  • Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in cooker. Pour 1 cup of the Buffalo wing sauce over chicken. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
  • Remove chicken from cooker; place in medium bowl. Place strainer over another medium bowl. Strain juices from cooker; skim fat from juices. Reserve 1 1/2 cups juices. Stir chicken to separate into pieces. Return chicken to cooker; stir in reserved juices. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
  • Meanwhile, cut cucumber in half crosswise. With vegetable peeler, cut 1 strip of peel lengthwise from 1 cucumber half; discard strip that is mostly peel. Continue cutting thin strips lengthwise from cucumber, making about 18 strips. Repeat with other half of cucumber. Set strips aside.
  • Fill each bun with 1/2 cup chicken mixture, about 3 strips of cucumber, 1 tablespoon of the remaining wing sauce and 1 tablespoon blue cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 1/2, ServingSize 1 Sandwich, TransFat 1/2 g

SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES



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This sandwich is so good that your guests will never guess how super easy it is! (Definitely worthy of the big game!) It's like wings and a hoagie all rolled into one... What guy (or gal) doesn't love that? We used the Frank's hot sauce brand of wing sauce when we prepared this and some of us added cheese. Some ranch or...

Provided by Nelda Carnley

Categories     Sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 boneless chicken breast halves
1- (17) oz bottle buffalo wing sauce
1/2 (1) oz package dry ranch salad dresssing mix
2 Tbsp butter
6 hoagie rolls

Steps:

  • 1. Place the chicken into a slow cooker, and pour in 3/4 of the wing sauce and the ranch dressing mix.
  • 2. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. Once the chicken has cooked, add the butter, and shred the meat finely with two forks.
  • 3. Pile the meat onto the hoagie rolls and splash with remaining sauce.

Tips:

  • To make your sandwiches extra flavorful, use a combination of hot sauce and butter in the slow cooker. This will create a rich, spicy sauce that coats the chicken perfectly.
  • For a crispy sandwich, toast the buns before assembling. You can also brush the buns with melted butter or olive oil and grill them until golden brown.
  • If you don't have a slow cooker, you can make these sandwiches in the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the chicken for 30-40 minutes, or until cooked through. Then, shred the chicken and toss it in the buffalo sauce.
  • Serve the sandwiches with your favorite dipping sauce, such as blue cheese dressing, ranch dressing, or honey mustard. You can also add toppings such as lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles.

Conclusion:

Slow cooker buffalo chicken sandwiches are a quick and easy meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. They are also great for parties and potlucks. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a delicious and satisfying sandwich that everyone will love.

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