Buffalo Chicken Chili

The perfect mash up - this Buffalo Chicken Chili is the best way to warm you up! Filled with ground chicken, vegetables, and lots of buffalo chicken flavor, this chili is easy and great for dinner or for tailgating.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 500kcal

Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup diced carrot
3/4 cup diced celery
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
3 tablespoons ranch seasoning
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 cups chicken broth
2 (15.5) oz cans white beans drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted tomatoes undrained
1/2 cup buffalo sauce
8 oz cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
Chopped cilantro for serving
Crumbled blue cheese for serving

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add the carrots and celery and cook, stirring often, until they start to soften.
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 3/4 cup diced carrot, 3/4 cup diced celery
Add the ground chicken. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Continue to cook until no longer pink.
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
Stir in the ranch seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
3 tablespoons ranch seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Add in the chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, and buffalo sauce. Continue to cook until it comes to a simmer.
3 cups chicken broth, 2 (15.5) oz cans white beans, 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted tomatoes, 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
Once at a simmer, add in the cream cheese. Continue cooking, stirring often, until the cream cheese has melted into the chili.
8 oz cream cheese
Serve warm, topped with cilantro and blue cheese crumbles.
Chopped cilantro, Crumbled blue cheese

Notes

I have made this with both 1 and 2 cans of beans, and love it both ways! 2 cans will give you more fiber.

Use less buffalo sauce if you want to make it more mild.

If you aren’t a fan of blue cheese, you can also use shredded cheddar cheese to top your chili.

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide. Nutrition information does not include cilantro or blue cheese toppings.

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