Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili Made with Rotisserie Chicken

What Makes a Great Chili? 

There are so many delicious chili recipes that picking just one as my favorite would be nearly impossible. 

The chili I grew up with, a hearty ground beef version with fresh celery, onions, sauce, spices, and beans was always my favorite and I actually thought it was the only way to make chili until I got older and started playing around with recipes. Tweaking. Adding. Subtracting. Substituting. 

The one common component of all great chili recipes is the use of quality ingredients. 

BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI

Recently, I wanted to make something a little different but something that wouldn’t take a lot of prep time. I came across a recipe for Buffalo Chicken Chili, changed it up a bit to save time, and absolutely loved how it turned out and so did my family! 

I started with a rotisserie chicken, it doesn’t get much easier than this and I used Mild Kidney Chili Beans plus a few other basic ingredients.

I didn’t need to worry about pulling out and measuring spices, the BUSH’S Chili Beans are already flavored. 

I bought the rotisserie chicken the day before and refrigerated it until I was ready to use it….hence the less than appealing appearance BUT it does make it much easier to pull the meat off for recipes.

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Mary Beth

An easy to make buffalo chicken chili using a rotisserie chicken and pre-flavored beans

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs 20 mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 8 people

Calories 415 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cans Chili Beans already seasoned, any variety
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion diced
• 1 celery rib sliced
• 1 carrot peeled and sliced
• 3 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 rotisserie chicken shredded
• 2 cans (15 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes undrained
• ¼ cup hot sauce
• 4 ounces cream cheese softened

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in slow cooker. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Saute until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
  
• Add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and hot sauce.
  
• Add shredded chicken and stir. Cook for 2 hours.
  
• Add BUSH'S Chili Beans, stir.
  
• Add softened cream cheese and stir gently.
  
• After adding the Chili Beans and cream cheese, cook for another 15 to 30 minutes and serve! 
  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Amount Per Serving

Calories 415 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 131mg44%

Sodium 1438mg63%

Potassium 904mg26%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 39g78%

Vitamin A 1538IU31%

Vitamin C 9mg11%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword Buffalo Chicken, Chili, Rotisserie Chicken, slow cooker

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