Slow Cooker Two Bean Buffalo Chicken Chili
ShareA recipe for loaded buffalo chicken chili with shredded chicken, vegetables and two varieties of beans. This chili is packed with flavor and made even easier in the slow cooker! A perfect meal for those cooler months.
You know what I love about Fall? Besides apples (duh), the changing leaves and cooler weather? I love that it’s officially slow cooker season…finally! Now don’t get me wrong, I use it year round BUT I know a lot of people reserve it for the cooler months… which just so happens to be now through like April for those of us in the northern states. Those of you in warmer states or countries, turn up your ac and pretend it’s cool, k?
Slow cooking should be a year round thing if you ask me, but it’s especially fun in the cooler months because it means you can throw all of your ingredients together and come back to it hours later just in time to enjoy a warm meal. A delicious meal with hardly any effort put into it, just let the slow cooker do all of the work. But if anyone says you must have slaved away, I definitely recommend playing along.
So what you see here… is a reinvented chili from long ago. I’m dubbing this throwback Thursday: food edition. Maybe I’ll even make a new tag for that. ;) I can’t promise I’ll always have an updated version of older recipes on Thursdays but that could be something fun to play around with.
In any case… you need this slow cooker buffalo chicken chili in your life. It’s the perfect chili for buffalo lovers. It is loaded with shredded chicken, veggies, beans and has just the right amount of kick, creating a truly outstanding chili that is perfect for any night of the week.
Slow Cooker Two Bean Buffalo Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breast must not be frozen
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 3/4 C yellow onion chopped
- 3/4 celery chopped
- 3/4 C carrots chopped
- 3/4 C whole kernel corn
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 28 oz petite diced tomatoes drained
- 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed well
- 15 oz northern white beans drained and rinsed
- 2 1/2 C chicken broth
- 1/2 C buffalo wing sauce
Toppings:
- Blue cheese crumbles
- Green onions
- Celery sticks
Instructions
- Add whole chicken breasts to the bowl of a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken with seasonings, followed by chopped vegetables, beans, tomatoes and chicken broth. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
- Remove chicken breasts to shred. Return shredded chicken to slow cooker. Add buffalo wing sauce, stir to distribute. Serve warm with optional toppings.
Notes
More slow cooker recipes to try:
Slow cooker chicken tortilla soup
Slow cooker sausage and poblano chili
Slow cooker New England clam chowder
Slow cooker loaded potato soup
Slow cooker Mexican chicken chili
Slow cooker Italian wedding soup
Slow cooker corn and bacon chowder with shrimp
and many more!!!
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This chili sounds and looks amazing. I love the idea of updating classic recipes on Thursday. It fits right in with Throwback Thursday.
Also, I live down South so I love using the slow cooker year round. It makes the house smell wonderful while it is cooking; and it is so nice to come home from work with dinner ready and waiting for you.
Your photos are beautiful. I’m pinning this to my slow cooker board. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love hearing that you use yours year round too! And thank you! :)
I’m obsessed with my slow cooker right now, totally in survival mode with getting dinner made and it is key! This sounds so amazing!!
Slow cooker is king when it comes to that ;)
The crockpot is the best! i have it going right now! I LOVE this soup! Buffalo chicken is my family’s favorite! Pinned!
Nice! And thank you :)
I LOVE using my slow cooker! These days, its got a permanent place on the counter! This chili sounds awesome! Buffalo chicken is one of my favs!
I hear that a lot come Fall/Winter! Everyone really does love them. :)
Um you are definitely speaking my language here! Time to whip out the slow cooker!
Yes! Do it :)
My husband loves anything buffalo chicken and I love using my slow cooker – this recipe was meant to be made in our house!!
He’ll definitely love it then! :)
This is the kind of recipe that I could eat on for weeks. It looks delicious! But is there another way to cook besides using a slow-cooker? Leaving something on all day when I’m gone makes me nervous.
You could certainly attempt a stovetop version but I do not have times for you for that method as I wrote this specifically for the slow cooker. You could certainly make it on a day that you’d be home instead, start it in the morning and choose the high setting, then it’d be done for lunch! :)
This looks so hearty and just perfect that you made it in the slow cooker!!
Thanks so much Gaby! :)
Mmmmm I’m totally in love with this Rachel! I love a chili loaded with goodies!
Thanks Laurie! :)
I don’t know why I resort to using my slow cooker on in the colder months…I gotta change that! And I can’t wait to try this recipe!
It’s seriously the best year round but obviously more so in the cooler months :)
Love soup in the crockpot! This chili looks fabulous, Rachel! :)
Thanks so much Sommer! :)
This looks fantastic! I would devour it so quick ;)
used 28oz crushed tomatoes instead of diced tomatoes by accident and didn’t have carrots bummer! Hopefully will still be good. Chicken was half way still frozen too. Oops I’m a mess but want to try this soup so bad.
I hope you enjoy it even with those accidental changes! :)
Did you use fresh or canned corn? I can still get good fresh corn on the cob and wanted to know which you recommend! Thanks
I used canned but you could certainly try using fresh if it’s available!
I wanted to make this soup purely because the picture looked so amazingly delish! Can’t wait to try this and I”m sure I”ll be freezing some too! Can’t go wrong with a hearty crockpot soup + buffalo, right?!
Enjoy!! :)
Made this the other day and it was FANTASTIC. Definitely something I will make over and over again. Thank you :-)
So glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing :)
was the chicken cooked when you put in the crockpot?
No, unless otherwise noted, the chicken is always put in raw/uncooked. Enjoy!
Hi – Do you recommend chicken breasts with bone-in and skin on or would it be better with skinless/boneless breasts?
Skinless boneless breasts would be best. Enjoy! :)