Why We Love This Buffalo Chicken Soup
Today’s Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup is the perfect example of enjoying flavor while watching your weight! This recipe is versatile, flavorful, and much lighter than traditional buffalo wings. Plus, it’s gluten-free and low carb as well. Take out the cheese and it’s also dairy-free!
Ingredients You Need
Soup Base
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup satisfies the craving for buffalo wings with spicy pepper sauce and a bit of blue cheese dressing blended into the soup base. Here’s what you’ll need to make the soup:
Garlic – Garlic belongs in every savory soup base, in my opinion. Its humble, yet striking, flavor elevates every other flavor in the soup. Onions – Another classic and simple must-have ingredient. Carrots – Hello healthy, and hello beta carotene! This antioxidant is transformed in your body into Vitamin A. Celery – Mostly made of water but full of fiber and a lot of different vitamins. Celery rounds out the soup broth flavor. Chicken Breasts – Or chicken thighs – the main protein for this soup. Franks Hot Sauce – If you have a buffalo sauce that you like better, and is similar, feel free to use that. Blue Cheese Dressing – You can use regular ranch dressing if you aren’t a fan of blue cheese! Chicken Stock – This helps fill out the soup while maintaining flavor. Chicken broth or stock are both good options. Even vegetable broth will work.
How To Make Buffalo Chicken Soup
Another bonus of this Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup, is that it can be made in a slow cooker or quickly on the stovetop. Whether you are a person who likes to prepare ahead, or quickly throw dinner together, this recipe is for you.
Crock Pot Instructions
Stovetop Instructions
We love Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup, possibly even more than buffalo wings, because as long as you don’t pile your bowl with additional tortilla strips and cheese, you can enjoy it guilt-free!
Tips & Tricks
To make is spicier, taste test and add more Frank’s hot sauce as needed! If you want it thicker, you can add some cream cheese, or add a cornstarch slurry! Whisk together 2 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water until all the cornstarch is dissolved, then add it to the soup and let it simmer until it thickens a bit! Serve with extra blue cheese crumbles as garnish!
How to Serve Buffalo Chicken Soup
This Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup also looks and tastes decadent with full-bodied toppings like crispy tortilla strips and blue cheese. And some green onions for garnish and taste. However, this buffalo wing soup is low in fat and calories… Which can be reduced even more by substituting light blue cheese dressing and skipping the tortilla strips. It’s your call. Alternative topping swaps include: cheddar cheese, roasted cauliflower florets, and parsley or cilantro.
Can you add reduced-fat cream cheese to make the soup thicker?
Yes, absolutely. I would start with 2-3 ounces, then add more if needed. The cream cheese will cool down this spicy buffalo chicken soup!
Do you cook the chicken before you put it in the crock pot?
No, the chicken can go into the crockpot raw and will cook in the soup base.
I added the blue cheese dressing and there were chunks floating that didn’t melt – Did I do something wrong??
No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Some dressings are just chunkier than others. If you didn’t like the chunks, next time look for a smooth blue cheese dressing or scoop out the chunks before adding it.
Can you substitute something in place of the blue cheese?
You could definitely use ranch in place of the blue cheese! The dressing makes the broth a little creamy and elevates the overall flavor of the soup.
How long does this recipe last?
You can keep this recipe in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 to 5 days!
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Additional Buffalo Chicken Recipes…
Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese Buffalo Baked Chicken Wings Buffalo Cauliflower Wings Buffalo Chicken Salad Easy Buffalo Chicken Bites Buffalo Chicken and Rice Casserole Buffalo Chicken Chili Crispy Buffalo Chicken Breasts Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers
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