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Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings

Last Updated January 28, 2024. Published January 28, 2024 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Zesty Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings served alongside crisp celery sticks and a creamy mayo dip

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These Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings are perfectly seasoning with a buffalo dry rub then cooked to tenderness before a quick broil. The recipe uses a few simple ingredients, yet their juiciness is unmatched. Make slow cooker chicken wings with homemade buffalo sauce to feed a crowd or for game day snack.

Succulent Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings, served alongside crisp celery sticks and a creamy mayo dip for a perfect balance of spicy and cooling flavors

Why Make Crockpot Buffalo Wings

  • Perfect game day snack: Prepare and snack on these juicy party wings before or during your favorite game.
  • Easy way to cook chicken wings for a crowd: This dish is the perfect crowdpleaser —Easy to prep, cook and serve the most tender wings.
  • Easy recipe with simple ingredients: This crockpot chicken wings recipe uses simple ingredients and has minimal prep.

Ingredients Needed

These Crock Pot Buffalo Wings use common pantry ingredients. Here’s what you need to gather:

  • Chicken wings: I’m using fresh wings that are cut into drums and flats. Sometimes, the grocery store also has drums-only (drumettes) or whole wings. Both of those also work.

Buffalo Wing Seasoning

This is a simple dry rub that I add to the wings while they slow cook.

  • Natural Ancient Sea Salt: Optional
  • Garlic Powder
  • Onion Powder
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Black Pepper
  • Smoked Paprika

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

  • Hot Sauce: I use Frank’s Hot Sauce or their Buffalo Wing Sauce. Your favorite hot sauce will also work.
  • Butter: I use unsalted melted butter

Be sure to check the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the exact ingredient amounts and full instructions.

bowls of raw chicken wings, natural ancient sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and smoked paprika, along with a separate bowl featuring the components of a homemade buffalo sauce – Franks Red Hot Wing Sauce and butter

How To Make Buffalo Wings In The Slow Cooker

  1. Add the wings to the crockpot. Mix the spices in a small bowl, sprinkle on the wings, and use tongs to mix to coat. Cook on high for 2 hours. 
  2. Preheat the broiler for about 15 minutes. Remove the wings from the crockpot and add them in a single layer to a broiler-safe baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. 
  3. Mix the homemade buffalo sauce in a small bowl. Coat the wings with about half of the sauce.
  4. Broil for 4-6 minutes on high. A quick broil will char the wings and crisp the skin. Top with more buffalo sauce before serving.
A step-by-step image guide illustrating the process of crafting zesty Crockpot Buffalo Wings in four easy-to-follow steps - adding the meat and seasoning to the slow cooker and adding the wings to a sheet pan with a wire rack to broil.

Recipe Tips & FAQs

  • Use the broiler for crispy skin (a preheated broiler works best).
  • Feel free to switch or add another sauce to your slow cooker buffalo chicken wings. For example, you could also use your favorite bbq sauce or make my slow cooker bbq wings.
  • Crock Pot Chicken Wings don’t need any extra liquid like chicken broth when slow cooking since they produce their own flavor and juices.
  • Save the buffalo sauce until broiling to maintain the buffalo flavor.
  • Use an Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi: you can also make this recipe using the slow cooker functions on the instant pot or Ninja Foodi. If using the Foodi, you can use the air fryer function at the end to crisp the wings instead of the broiler.

Best Dips

  • Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip (Easy Homemade Recipe)
  • Best Keto Blue Cheese Dressing
  • Homemade Low Carb Keto Ranch Dressing Recipe

Storage & Leftovers

Store your leftover crockpot wings in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Mouthwatering Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings paired with crisp celery sticks and a side of creamy mayo dip, creating a delicious combination of spicy and cooling flavors
Do you put buffalo sauce on wings before or after cooking?

For best results, save the buffalo sauce for last (the broiling stage) to maintain flavor.

How do you keep buffalo wings crispy?

I broil my slow cooker buffalo wings on high for about 6 minutes to crisp the skin.

What’s the difference between chicken wings and buffalo wings?

Regular chicken wings are breaded and deep-fried, while buffalo wings don’t use any breading, just buffalo seasoning and sauce.

How do you keep buffalo wings from getting soggy?

Slow Cooker Chicken Wings taste more broiled and baked when compared to my crispy baked buffalo wings or air fryer buffalo wings. To crisp these as much as possible, I avoid adding cooking liquid and use a broiler to char the skin. Lastly, I add extra sauce on the wings just before serving.

Succulent Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings, served alongside crisp celery sticks and a creamy mayo dip for a perfect balance of spicy and cooling flavors

Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings

These Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings are perfectly seasoning with a buffalo dry rub then cooked to tenderness before a quick broil.
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Ready in: 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Servings: 6
Calories: 219kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken wings, raw, cut into drums and flats or drums-only
  • ¾ tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt, optional
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Smoked Paprika

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

  • 2/3 cup Franks Red Hot Wing Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted and melted

Instructions

  • Add the wings to the crockpot.
  • Mix the spices in a small bowl. Sprinkle on the wings and use tongs to mix to coat.
  • Cook on high for 2 hours.
  • Preheat the broiler for about 15 minutes.
  • Remove the wings from the crockpot and add to a foil-lined broiler-safe baking sheet.
  • Mix the homemade buffalo sauce in a small bowl.
  • Coat the wings with about half of the sauce.
  • Broil for 4-6 minutes on high to char the wings and crisp the skin.
  • Top with more buffalo sauce before serving.

Recipe Notes

Slow Cooker Chicken Wings taste more broiled and baked when compared to my crispy baked buffalo wings or air fryer buffalo wings. To crisp these as much as possible, I avoid adding cooking liquid and use a broiler to char the skin. Lastly, I add extra sauce on the wings just before serving.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1199mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 458IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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