Just a few minutes to pop everything in a saucepan, then just let it simmer away while you relax. Then open the lid to find a tender cooked chicken that shreds at a touch, smothered in a glorious buffalo sauce. Dinner made easy!
You know those days that don’t go to plan, when you walk in the door and are so exhausted, the takeout menu is calling your name yet your conscience (and budget!) is stopping you from picking up that phone to order some greasy Chinese? Well, this recipe is for all those days. :-) Because it’s so darn delicious, and it literally takes 3 minutes to prepare and no maintenance while it cooks. Just plonk the chicken and the sauce ingredients in the same saucepan and let it simmer away for 50 minutes until the chicken is super tender and can be shredded with a touch. Meanwhile, during that cooking time, the chicken is flavoring that sauce that reduces down so by the end, it transforms into a glossy thick Buffalo Sauce. YUM! Sure you can pile it onto rice like I’ve done with a sensible side of greens. But honestly? I usually pile this onto warmed bread rolls, making this a super quick meal.
This is my midweek dinner version of my Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Chicken Sliders which I love to make for gatherings. And actually, this recipe can be made in a slow cooker too! Just skip the chicken broth and place in the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 4 hours. The reason I skip the chicken broth is because the slow cooker won’t evaporate liquid like in a saucepan, and there’s enough other liquid (butter + hot sauce) for the chicken to cook in the slow cooker. I really love Buffalo sauce in anything from Buffalo Pasta Salad to Buffalo Pasta Bake. The Buffalo Sauce for this shredded chicken is spicy but not “blow your head off”spicy. Feel free to increase the amount of hot sauce in this, and to reduce the spiciness, I recommend adding more sweetness with honey, reducing the amount of hot sauce and adding a touch of ketchup (yes really!). Hope you enjoy! More Recipes That You Will Love © SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here. Crispy Buffalo Tortellini
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