Keto slow cooker buffalo chicken
June 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Buffalo chicken is a keto staple because the flavor comes from hot sauce and butter, not sugar — and the slow cooker turns it into a set-and-forget job. You get a batch of creamy, spicy shredded chicken that works as lettuce cups, a salad topper, or a warm dip, all for about 3g net carbs a serving.
The cream cheese and butter stirred in at the end are what take it from "saucy chicken" to that rich buffalo-dip texture.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1/2 cup buffalo hot sauce (sugar-free, like Frank's)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- Blue cheese or ranch, celery, and lettuce cups, to serve
Steps
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Pour the buffalo sauce over the top.
- Cover and cook on low 4–5 hours (or high 2–3), until the chicken shreds easily.
- Shred the chicken right in the slow cooker with two forks.
- Stir in the butter and cream cheese until melted and the chicken is coated in a creamy buffalo sauce.
- Serve in lettuce cups with blue cheese and celery, over a salad, or warm as a dip.
Notes and swaps
Check the hot sauce label — a true buffalo-style sauce (like Frank's RedHot) is sugar-free, while many bottled "wing sauces" add sugar. Thighs stay juicier than breasts over a long cook, but either works. For a party dip, stir in extra cream cheese and shredded cheddar and serve warm with celery and cucumber. Top with blue cheese crumbles and scallions.
Tell Copper Keto Companion "buffalo chicken in lettuce cups" and it works out the net carbs on your portion — no weighing, no database.