5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

Crave-worthy Buffalo chicken gets a dairy-free makeover! Stuffed inside a tender sweet potato, and done completely in the slow cooker, 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken & Sweet Potatoes is your answer to dinner tonight.

Servings

Calories 286

Author Robyn Conley Downs

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

¾ cup red hot sauce
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil divided
1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
4 small whole scrubbed sweet potatoes or 2 large sweet potatoes halved

For the Toppings (Optional)

¼ cup avocado mayonnaise or whole plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lime juice
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon chopped chives or green onion

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the hot sauce and 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil.
Rub 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil on the skin of the sweet potatoes.
Place the chicken in a 6-quart slow cooker. Drizzle with ¼ cup of the hot sauce mixture, tossing to coat.
Arrange the sweet potatoes on top of the chicken, around the edge of the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6, or until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender.
While the chicken and sweet potatoes cook, make the sauce by whisking together the avocado mayonnaise or yogurt, lime juice and salt.
Carefully remove the potatoes from the slow cooker--they will be very soft so you may need to use tongs and a spatula--and set aside. Remove the chicken and shred with two forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker, stirring together with any accumulated juice. Pour in an additional ¼ cup hot sauce mixture, stirring to combine.
Slice the sweet potatoes, top with the shredded chicken, and drizzle with the remaining hot sauce mixture and mayonnaise or yogurt sauce. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

Notes

*Look for a red hot sauce with a short list of ingredients and no added sugar or butter: pepper, vinegar, and salt.

**Butter may be used in place of coconut oil.

All slow cookers are different. You may need to adjust the time up or down depending on your particular unit.

Most of the spice cooks out of the red hot sauce during the cooking process, making it palatable to those sensitive to heat, however, if you like it spicy, add more hot sauce at the end!

Serve the chicken shredded, without any additional hot sauce if you're serving someone who is sensitive to spice.

Skip the sweet potatoes and serve the shredded chicken any way you like: in bowls, tacos, in buns, or salads.

This recipe can serve 4-8 depending on a number of factors, including individual appetite and how big the sweet potatoes are that you use.

Nutrition information calculated for 6 servings with avocado mayo sauce.

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