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Home » What We're Eating » Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Tacos

Lasted edited September 18, 2018. Originally published December 11, 2017 by Blair

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Set it and forget it! A quick and easy dinner that the whole family loves can be ready with just 5 minutes of prep! These Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Tacos are a healthy and easy twist on the classic weeknight dinner.

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I originally created this chicken tacos recipe for one of the early Simply Mailed meal plans. It was such a hit, that I figured I shouldn’t wait any longer to share it with all of you!

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Do you ever crave buffalo sauce? I go through phases where I want to slather it on everything for weeks at a time…and then I’m over it for awhile.

My pregnancies were definitely a few of those extended periods where I couldn’t get enough of the tangy, spicy sauce!

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Not surprisingly, my kiddos don’t really share my love for the hot stuff! Instead, they prefer their chicken tacos nice and mild.

But good news! I can prepare just one dinner and still keep everyone happy!

With these Ranch Chicken Tacos, the buffalo sauce is added as a garnish at the end, so it’s very easy to just leave it off of your kids’ tacos. Hooray!

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The chicken tacos are also easy to customize when it comes to the cheese. I like a good blue cheese with my buffalo sauce, but the kids would much rather top their dinner with loads of grated cheddar. Instead of the buffalo sauce, I give the boys some mild salsa with their cheddar cheese, and the meal is a success!

I’m not willing to cook multiple dinners each night, so this easy and versatile slow cooker chicken keeps everyone happy…while still satisfying my buffalo sauce craving. And no…I’m not pregnant!

SLOW COOKER BUFFALO RANCH CHICKEN TACOS

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Tacos

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 250.5 kcal
Author The Seasoned Mom

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs (or chicken breasts)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 1 ounce packet dry Ranch seasoning mix (just the dry mix)
  • For serving: buffalo sauce; crumbled blue cheese; fresh cilantro; flour tortillas (or taco shells}; and/or salad

Instructions

  1. Place chicken, olive, oil, vinegar, and dry Ranch seasoning in a large slow cooker. Use your hands to toss everything together and make sure that the chicken is well coated with the seasonings. Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours (or on HIGH for 2-3 hours).
  2. Shred chicken and return meat to the slow cooker. Serve chicken in tacos (or on salad) and drizzle with buffalo sauce, blue cheese, and cilantro, if desired.

Recipe Notes

Want to Keep it Low-Carb? Serve the shredded chicken over salad for a Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad.

Have Leftovers? The cooked, shredded chicken freezes really well!

Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Tacos
Amount Per Serving (1 /8 of the chicken recipe)
Calories 250.5 Calories from Fat 140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.5g 24%
Saturated Fat 0.8g 4%
Cholesterol 90mg 30%
Sodium 660mg 28%
Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 24.5g 49%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    December 11, 2017 at 7:20 am

    Buffalo sauce is a favorite of mine, so these tacos are calling my name! Love that you made this in the slow cooker, Blair! Set it and forget it meals are definitely a winner in my house. Sounds perfect for a cozy meal!

    Reply
    • Blair says

      December 11, 2017 at 1:44 pm

      Buffalo sauce is so darn good, right?! And it’s always a bonus if you can just throw a meal in the Crock Pot! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lorraine says

    December 31, 2017 at 8:38 pm

    Yum! This is the 3rd recipe yours I’ve made and they have all been hits! So glad I found your site! I don’t care for dark meat, and have found other chicken taco recipies to be dry and bland using breasts. But with this recipie the chicken was moist and full of flavor and AGAIN, really easy to make!

    Reply
    • Blair says

      January 1, 2018 at 6:35 am

      Thanks, Lorraine! I love this dinner, too. So glad that you enjoyed it, and thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer Marchbanks says

    January 3, 2018 at 9:12 pm

    Thank you so much Blair. You are the bomb! I made this in the pressure cooker (3 lbs of chicken breasts for 55 minutes) and once complete, I added another 3 tablespoons of Ranch dressing mix for extra season. My youngest son, Benjamin, LOVES Frank’s Sauce so this was a huge hit. We put them on grilled yellow corn tortillas. I like sour cream on mine to complement the Frank’s Sauce.

    Reply
    • Blair says

      January 4, 2018 at 7:29 am

      Yay! Your dinner sounds delicious! So glad that the kiddos approved, too!

      Reply
  4. Annette Burdick says

    January 17, 2018 at 6:18 pm

    Hi Blair, I made this recipe and it was really good!!! Very quick and easy to put together. Will definitely be making this again soon! I Iike anything made with buffalo sauce. I also drizzled the tacos with ranch dressing on top of the buffalo sauce. Very tasty!

    Reply
    • Blair says

      January 17, 2018 at 7:56 pm

      Perfect! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it, Annette! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Andrea Kowalchik dwenger says

    February 27, 2018 at 10:28 pm

    Another fab dinner Blair! Thanks girl!

    Reply
    • Blair says

      February 28, 2018 at 7:37 am

      Yay! Thanks, Andrea! So glad that you liked it! 🙂

      Reply

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