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This pulled buffalo chicken is super tasty, and has all the spice for the spice lovers in your home. Make some buffalo chicken sliders or throw it on some greens for a tasty salad.
You can definitely make slow cooker shredded buffalo chicken in your crockpot (or Instant Pot with a slow-cook option) but you can also prep it all ahead of time and stick it in your freezer for a make-ahead freezer meal. You'll find info for both ways below.
Make Pulled Buffalo Chicken As A Make-Ahead Freezer Meal
If you're not familiar with freezer meals, check out this beginner's guide to freezer meals.
To make pulled buffalo chicken as a freezer meal, you'll just need a few freezer meal tools.
The main thing you're going to need is something to store the prepped ingredients in while they're in the freezer. I use these compostable freezer bags and love them.
Here's the general idea if you're making this as a freezer meal:
- Prep your ingredients
- Put them in your (labeled) freezer bag
- Freeze for later
To cook the meal, just set the bag it in the fridge the night before you're ready for it.
Crockpot Recipe
Once you're ready to cook your soup (OR if you want to skip the freezer prep part), you just need your crockpot (or instant pot with slow-cook setting). Dump all your ingredients in and cook!
More Quick & Easy Crockpot Meals
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Pulled Buffalo Chicken in the Crockpot
Make this pulled buffalo chicken in the crockpot for a spicy and tasty easy weekend meal tonight! Easy to make dairy free, gluten free, or Paleo.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken thighs
- ½ cup vinegar (apple cider vinegar or white vinegar)
- ½ large yellow onion - about ¼ inch dice
- ¼ cup ghee, butter, or coconut oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp cayenne
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced (or zested)
Optional Toppings
- Cilantro
- Wraps or rolls
- Rice
- Lime wedges
Instructions
If you're making this as a freezer meal, do the "Prep" Instructions on your prep day, then "Cook" when you're ready to cook. If you're making this the day you want to eat it, instead of putting the ingredients into a freezer bag, put them into the crockpot bowl.
Prep Instructions
- Add the chicken to the freezer bag.
- Chop the onion and add it to the freezer bag.
- Add the ghee/butter/coconut oil, salt, vinegar, cayenne, and garlic to the freezer bag.
- Squeeze the air out of the bag, seal, and lay flat in the freezer.
Cook Instructions
- Thaw in the fridge overnight, or soak in cold water the morning you’re ready to cook it.
- Cook on low in crockpot for 5-6 hours.
- Pull the big chicken pieces apart using two forks.
- Serve with lime wedges, cilantro, rolls, wraps, or rice (or as a salad).
Notes
Diet Modifications
For dairy free, use coconut oil instead of butter
For Paleo, use cauliflower rice
For vegan, use a plant based meat substitute
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 781Total Fat: 50gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 28gCholesterol: 323mgSodium: 1102mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 1gProtein: 57g
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