4.9 from 42 votes
Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings
Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings are fall-apart tender - teriyaki, BBQ sauce works too! After cooking in the crockpot, oven-broil to make crispy.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 363 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds chicken wing pieces
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or another kind of oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons butter (preferably salted)
- 1/2 cup hot sauce (I like using Frank's Red Hot)
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- celery sticks, carrot sticks, and ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Place chicken wing pieces (3-4 lbs.) in slow cooker crock. Drizzle with olive oil (2 tablespoons) and add spices (2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder). Stir to coat each chicken piece evenly.
- Cook on low for 2.5-3 hours (or until internal temperature of wings is 165 degrees F).
- In the bottom of a large bowl, melt the butter (2 tablespoons). Stir in the hot sauce (1/2 cup) and ketchup (1/4 cup) to make the buffalo sauce.
- Use tongs to remove the cooked chicken wings from the slow cooker to the bowl with the buffalo sauce. Toss to coat evenly.
- Place the wings on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet skin-side up. Brush or drizzle tops with extra buffalo sauce from the bottom of the bowl. Broil for 5-10 minutes or until sauce has thickened and caramelized a bit and the skin on the wings crisps up (this step is optional but highly recommended for optimal sauce-sticking and skin texture).
- Serve with celery sticks, carrot sticks, and ranch or blue cheese dressing if desired.
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Notes
- You can use frozen wings for this recipe. Make sure the wings aren't all attached together and follow the instructions as written, adjusting the temperature to high on the slow cooker instead of low. Check internal temp to make sure they're 165 degrees F after they are done cooking.
- Use another kind of sauce if you like, such as BBQ sauce, teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour sauce, store-bought buffalo sauce, etc. Just follow the instructions and instead of mixing the buffalo sauce in a bowl, toss the wings with another kind of sauce, broil, and serve.
- Store leftover wings in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- To use drumsticks instead of wings, follow the same instructions except increase the cooking time to 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low.
Nutrition Information
Serving
4wings
Calories
363kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
104mg
(35%)
Sodium
1347mg
(56%)
Potassium
260mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
470IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 363
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4wings | |
| Calories | 363kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 104mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 1347mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 260mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 470IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.