Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili is packed with flavor, but low in calories! Healthy, delicious and easy to make? Sign me up! This simple crock pot chili recipe only takes 15 minutes of prep time, then the slow cooker does the rest of the work! You're going to seriously impress your family and friends with this new spin on chili!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 pounds ground chicken breast
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 15 ounce can cannellini beans, drained & rinsed
- 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Optional Toppings
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a large skillet on the stove over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the onion, jalapeño, garlic, carrots and celery.
- Cook 5-7 minutes, then add the ground chicken and cook through.
- In the meantime add the buffalo sauce, tomato sauce, cannellini beans and diced tomatoes with green chilies to a slow cooker set to low.
- Add the ground chicken mixture to the slow cooker, then add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, black pepper and kosher salt.
- Mix everything together, then cook on low for 6-8 hours, or cook on high for 3-4 hours.
- Serve it with your choice of toppings.
Notes
- If cannellini beans can't be found, great northern or white navy beans can be used in it's place.
- You can also make this recipe with shredded chicken, pulled from a rotisserie chicken. Simply skip the step of cooking the ground chicken and just add the shredded chicken directly to the slow cooker with the buffalo sauce, tomato sauce and beans.
- For less spice, cut the measurements for the cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes in half. And for even less spice, omit both of these ingredients.
- To make this recipe low carb, omit the cannellini beans. When the beans are omitted, this recipe is 7 net carbs per serving.
- To make this recipe whole30 compliant, use a whole 30 approved buffalo sauce, such as Tabasco brand and omit the cannellini beans.
Nutrition Facts
Serving 4servingCalories 342kcal (17%)Carbohydrates 23g (8%)Protein 33g (66%)Fat 15g (23%)Saturated Fat 4g (20%)Cholesterol 130mg (43%)Sodium 1467mg (61%)Potassium 1287mg (37%)Fiber 7g (28%)Sugar 7g (8%)Vitamin A 4461mg (89%)Vitamin C 16mg (19%)Calcium 100mg (10%)Iron 4mg (22%)
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