Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Salad

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Cook: 2-1/2 hours

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Shauna Havey, Roy, Utah

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 27, 2023

My husband and sons love chicken with blue cheese, so I created this salad. You can even make the chicken the day before and reheat when ready to serve. —Shauna Havey, Roy, Utah

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Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Salad

Yield:6 servings
Prep:20 min
Cook:2 hours 30 min

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 3/4 cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
  • 1 package (10 ounces) hearts of romaine salad mix
  • 1 cup julienned carrot
  • 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese salad dressing
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Directions

  1. Place chicken in a 1-1/2- or 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with wing sauce, butter and ranch dressing mix. Cook, covered, on low for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°.
  2. Remove chicken; shred with 2 forks. Reserve 1/3 cup cooking juices; discard remaining juices. Return chicken and reserved juices to slow cooker; heat through.
  3. Place romaine salad mix in a serving dish. Top with chicken, carrot, avocado and blue cheese; drizzle with blue cheese dressing. Serve immediately.
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