Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Pasta
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Crockpot pasta recipe are always a hit at my house. This recipe is perfect served with a salad and some garlic bread or bread sticks.
If you are looking for other similar recipes, check out my Crockpot Parmesan Garlic Chicken Pasta.
My viral Crockpot Creamy Chicken Pasta is also always a hit with the family.
Ingredients
- Chicken breast
- Chopped onion
- Ranch seasoning
- Salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and dried parsley
- Alfredo sauce
- Buffalo Wild Wings Medium Sauce
- 16 oz box of pasta
- Parmesan cheese
- Shredded mozzarella
- Bottled ranch dressing
Make Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Pasta
Begin with getting out your crockpot and spraying it with cooking spray.
Add 1 lb of chicken breast to the crockpot and add in 1 chopped onion.
Next up, you will add all of the dry seasonings; 1 tablespoon of dry ranch seasoning, and ½ teaspoon each of salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
Then, you’re going to add about ½ cup of buffalo sauce into the slow cooker. I used Buffalo Wild Wings Medium sauce, but you can use your favorite brand. For less spice be sure to use a mild buffalo sauce.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for about 6 hours until the temperature of the chicken is at least 165º.
Once the chicken is cooked through, take the chicken out of the crockpot and chop up or shred if preferred.
Add the chicken back into the crockpot, then boil a 16 oz box of pasta according to the directions on the box.
While the pasta is cooking, add 1 jar of Alfredo sauce and 2 tablespoons of bottled ranch dressing to the crockpot.
If you want it more spicy, you can also add a little bit more buffalo sauce to taste.
Top with ¼ cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese and freshly shredded mozzarella cheese.
Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain and add the cooked pasta into the crockpot and mix everything together well.
Serve Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Pasta
When you’re ready to serve this delicious pasta dish, top with an extra drizzle of buffalo sauce or even ranch dressing to take it to another level! This serves up perfectly with a leafy green side salad but also is perfect on its own!
The creaminess of the alfredo sauce and the twang from the buffalo sauce are a delicious match that I can’t get enough of! This recipe will be a great addition to your weekly or monthly meal rotations! Try this recipe out, I hope you enjoy!
Helpful Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
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The spice level of this recipe can be controlled by using a mild buffalo sauce and starting off with ¼ cup of sauce and gradually increasing to your desired spice level.
- If I use a mild buffalo sauce my kids can eat this recipe. I usually go light on the sauce and add more to my plate if I want a stronger buffalo flavor. The Alfredo and cheese helps cut the spice too.
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Use your favorite type of pasta for this recipe! Penne, Rigatoni, and Cellentani all work well.
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I used Buffalo Wild Wing’s Medium Sauce, but if that’s too spicy you can use a mild buffalo sauce instead.
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Use freshly shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese for a better flavor and creaminess.
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If you don’t have a jar of alfredo sauce or prefer to make it yourself, feel free to make homemade alfredo sauce, just add about 16 oz to substitute for the jar of alfredo. I usually prefer to make my own alfredo for most recipes, but I have found it doesn’t really affect the flavor in this dish, it’s more so for the consistency.
Similar Recipes
- Crockpot Parmesan Garlic Pasta
- Crockpot Creamy Chicken Pasta
- Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta
- Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
- Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Easy Chicken Spaghetti
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Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tbsp dry ranch seasoning
- 1/2 tsp each salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning
- 1 (15 oz) jar of Alfredo sauce
- 1/4 - 1/2 of a cup of Buffalo sauce start with 1/4 if you don’t like it spicy
- 16 oz box of pasta Penne, Rigatoni, or Cellentani all work well
- 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese (plus more for topping)
- 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella
- 2 tbsp of bottled ranch dressing
- Dried Parsley
Instructions
- Spray a crockpot with cooking spray. Add chicken, onion, dry ranch seasoning, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and the buffalo sauce to a slow cooker.
- Cook on low for about 6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Once the chicken is fully cooked, shred the chicken with two forks or chop it up into cubes. Add the chicken back to the crockpot.
- Boil 16 oz of pasta following the directions on the box.
- Add a jar of alfredo sauce, more buffalo sauce (only if you want it to have more of a spicy buffalo sauce flavor), Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, and ranch dressing to the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Add the cooked pasta to slow cooker and mix everything together.
- Top with more Parmesan cheese and some dried parsley. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- The spice level of this recipe can be controlled by using a mild buffalo sauce and starting off with ¼ cup of sauce and gradually increasing to your desired spice level.
- If I use a mild buffalo sauce my kids can eat this recipe. I usually go light on the sauce and add more to my plate if I want a stronger buffalo flavor. The Alfredo and cheese helps cut the spice too.
- Use your favorite type of pasta for this recipe! Penne, Rigatoni, and Cellentani all work well.
- I used Buffalo Wild Wing's Medium Sauce, but if that's too spicy you can use a mild buffalo sauce instead.
- Use freshly shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese for a better flavor and creaminess.
- If you don't have a jar of alfredo sauce or prefer to make it yourself, feel free to make homemade alfredo sauce, just add about 16 oz to substitute for the jar of alfredo. I usually prefer to make my own alfredo for most recipes, but I have found it doesn’t really affect the flavor in this dish, it's more so for the consistency.
You have the best recipes!! Thank you!
I would love to get your cook book
This recipe is great! Thank you! I tweaked it a bit and added a block of cream cheese. So good!
We loved it. Will definitely make again
How many people does this serve?
I’d say at least 6!
Could rotisserie chicken be used in this recipe?
2ND REQUEST!
Could rotisserie chicken be used in this recipe?
I haven’t made it with rotisserie chicken, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.
This looks very similar to the Buffalo Chicken Dip (aka Buffalo Chicken Crack) I’ve made, but with Blue Cheese instead of Ranch. (Blue Cheese seasoning has to be ordered online but worth it.)
I look forward to trying this with Blue Cheese and Garlic Buffalo wing sauce.
If I use rotisserie chicken, how would it adjust the amount of time that the chicken is in and when would it go in?
I turned this into a diced chicken/on the stove recipe that is quick to the table. One of the weekly go-to meals in our house. Thank you!!
Oh my Goodness this dish is amazing. I make it every other week. My boys and I can’t get enough of it. Thanks Luke!
Made this once when my son came across it on tik tok haven’t stopped making it since!! So good!!
Hi I have a question,
When I add the cubed chicken back with the Alfredo, ranch, and cheese, do I leave it on high or should I leave it on warm and then cook the pasta?
Thank you
I made this today and it came out better than I expected! Sooo easy too. I do make the chicken often times on its own so I was happy to find a random recipe including it. I live alone in an old west side double and have three hockey players who live upstairs. I ended up sharing it with them because it made so much. They seemed thrilled and said they genuinely liked it. Asked when I’ll cook for them again.. haha! Guess I’ll have to stalk your other receipts 🙂
Added a jar of banana peppers to the slow cooker at the end added a nice zing to the flavor and was an excellent addition.
Can you please put on your website your recipe for Alfredo Sauce?
Can you add fresh spinach to this?
This was absolutely excellent! 🤤 Thanks so much! 😊
Happy to hear that!
The whole family enjoyed this. Son in law said it was a keeper. I didn’t use crockpot and did it on stove top. My daughter would try it in the instant pot. Anyway the flavors are delicious
I’ve actually never had buffulo chicken pasta, my fiance loves it and I was really nervous to try it, bc something about buffulo and pasta didnt sound right, but I came across this recipe in fear I wasn’t going to like it and oppose to alot of other recipes this didnt have very many reviews. But here Id like to say, this was hands down delicious! I am now a fan of buffulo chicken pasta! Im not entirely an onion person so I used half a white onion and used Rao’s Alfredo sauce. All thanks too you my guy!
This was very good. 5-Stars from my 88-year-old mom. We’ll be making it again. Thanks!
Absolutely delicious, added to my rotation.