Is it just Lloyd and I, or is buffalo chicken downright irresistible?!
We just can’t get enough of the stuff in this house. So far I’ve shared recipes for buffalo chicken meatloaf, buffalo chicken nachos, buffalo chicken tenders, buffalo chicken calzone, buffalo chicken crostini, and my personal favorite, buffalo chicken wontons!
And that is only what’s made the blog!
Imagine Lloyd’s delight when I told him we’d be having buffalo chicken chili with crumbled bleu cheese for dinner. I did not, however, mention that this meal was healthy. Lloyd turns up his nose at healthy.
But there was no turning his nose up at this chili.
Buffalo Chicken Chili
Serves 8-10
Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Adapted from Allrecipes
Ingredients
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1 tbsp EVOO
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1 large white onion, diced
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6 cloves of garlic, minced
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16 oz carrots, diced
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2 lbs. ground chicken breast
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1/2 tbsp cumin
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1 tbsp ground paprika
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1/2 C chicken broth
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1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
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1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained
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1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Wings buffalo wing sauce
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salt and pepper to taste
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bleu cheese, for serving (optional)
Directions
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Heat the EVOO in a large pot over medium low heat. Add the onions and garlic. Stir until translucent and fragrant. Add the carrots and cook until soft.
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To vegetable mixture, add tomatoes and beans. Mix well.
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In another pan, sauté ground chicken, adding cumin, paprika, and chicken broth until meat is cooked through and spices are well mixed. Do not drain.
- Add chicken to vegetable mixture, stirring well to combine.
- Stir in the buffalo sauce and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer simmer over medium-low heat about 1 hour.
- Serve with bleu cheese, if using.
This dish could not be any easier, and it will satisfy any cravings of the buffalo chicken variety! While I figured this chili would be tasty, it exceeded my expectations and then some. The chili was seasoned well with just enough buffalo sauce to give it a punch of flavor, but not enough leave your lips burning. For us, this chili was the epitome of the perfect buffalo dish: hearty, filling, and not too spicy for Lloyd, who topped his with a generous portion of bleu cheese. It was great for dinner and even better for lunch.
This sounds amazing!
No turning nose up here!! Love this.
This looks amazing! I bet it would be good on a sandwich too, kind sloppy-joe style
Wow, this looks phenomenal! We love anything buffalo-style, so I’ll be adding this to my must-make list. Thanks for sharing!
Are. You. KIDDING???? This looks De-licious. My husband is the same way about healthy food, but this is a home run for both of us. Awesome!!
YUM! I’d love a bowl of this for lunch today. Love your soup bowls!
I am pretty much obsessed with anything buffalo wing flavored, and this chili recipe is literally making my mouth water. So awesome!
1/2 cup hot sauce it definitely too hot for me.
I always think it sounds good and then I die…
we are obsessed with buffalo sauce in our house. this will be made!
I’m a Buffalo girl originally, so put Frank’s on just about anything and I’m right there with you! Love this recipe, it might even get boyfriend to eat chili!
want the chili…and that dish towel!
I love buffalo chicken. Its one of my guilty pleasure foods. I had some last night and it was amazing. Now I need it as chili.
Pretty sure I could eat buffalo anything every day of the week! Great dish!
Yum! Love anything buffalo flavored, but this chili sounds delicious!
Help me. I’m a Frank’s-aholic! I had no idea you had so many buffalo chicken recipes here. Excuse me while I go check them out.
Whoa. That sauce has become addicting here. We’ve been eating it on baked potatoes and all kinds of things, but this chili looks fabulous!!!
I imagine that sauce is key but we don’t have it here in New Zealand that I know of. It’s a shame because I know this is the type of meal that would go down well with my family.
My goodness….that sounds as good as it looks. My heat loving kids would go crazy over this….I am buzzing & pinning this yumminess
OMG I need this now! This looks awesome. Pinned! Thanks for sharing (and I need to check out the rest of your buffalo chicken recipes).
Love how quick and easy this one looks! The hubs would love it!
Everything needs to be “buffaloed” I’d even rock myself some buffalo coffee right now if I could.
Buffalo chicken is awesome! I am in total awe all of the buffalo dishes you have made. They all sound yummy. This dish looks good can’t believe I haven’t heard of anyone else trying buffalo chili.
I’m so glad my boyfriend isn’t reading this, he’d be extremely jealous of all of the buffalo happenings going on that he wasn’t part of! I clearly need to go through your buffalo collection! This might be the only chili I would ever actually like – all buffalloed out. I’m totally with ya on the buffalo love! Would it be possible for me to say buffalo any more times in this comment?? Haha!
I love buffalo chicken! And these photos are awesome Liz!
I think I need to make my husband very happy and make this dish for him!
Thanks for the recipe.
This looks so good! I am always looking for new ways to enjoy the buffalo chicken flavours.
This chili sounds amazing! Buffalo chicken everything is irresistable in my book!
This looks delicious!! I’ve (shockingly) never tried buffalo chicken, but must start soon!
Yum! I never thought to make a buffalo chicken chili! Love this idea.
I made this last night for the first time – and my boyfriend and I both loved it, it was amazing! I added another 1/4C of hot sauce it was delicious! This is going to be a def monthly meal at my house!
I’m going to make this for a chili cook-off at work. I would like to use my crockpot to slow cook it instead. Would I still need to cook the ground chicken beforehand?
@Ashley, I would rec cooking chicken first & then letting it all simmer on low in the crock to get the flavors going.