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    Rich Creamy Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe

    Sep 9, 2022 The Diet Chef

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    This buffalo chicken soup has all the spicy, savory, and tangy deliciousness of your favorite buffalo chicken wings, but in the form of rich, comforting soup. It's an amazing dinner option for chilly evenings, and it's so easy to make!

    A white bowl filled with buffalo chicken soup with a spoon next to it on a tablecloth on a plate on a counter.

    Table of Contents

    • The Best Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe
      • Ingredients
      • How To Make Buffalo Chicken Soup
        • Step 1: Cook the Veggies
        • Step 2: Simmer
        • Step 3: Blend
        • Step 4: Finish and Season
        • Step 4A: Instant pot Instructions
        • Step 4B: Slow Cooker Instructions
      • How To Store Buffalo Chicken Soup
        • How To Reheat Buffalo Chicken Soup
      • Wrapping it Up
    • More Soup Recipes
    • Rich Creamy Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Nutrition
      • Did you make this recipe?

    The Best Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe

    If you love buffalo chicken and you love soup, you're going to absolutely love this buffalo chicken soup recipe!

    It has that bold and addictive flavor from the buffalo wing sauce, plus the warmth and richness of creamy soup. Not to mention, it's packed with chunks of juicy chicken breasts and tender potatoes and carrots.

    Gah, it's such a hearty bowl of deliciousness!

    Plus, it's just such an easy soup recipe to make. I mean, you don't even have to make the chicken for it. You can easily use a rotisserie chicken - or precooked chicken - to make things as easy as possible for you. And you can even make this soup in the slow cooker or Instant Pot if you want to just set it and forget it, and then eat it later.

    Anyway, my whole family loves this buffalo chicken soup recipe. It's a hit every time I make it- just like this healthy Buffalo chicken dip - and I'm sure it will be a hit at your house too. So, now let's get into the good stuff.

    A spoon scooping some buffalo chicken soup form a bowl filled of buffalo chicken soup.

    Ingredients

    Again, the ingredients required for this buffalo chicken soup recipe are pretty straightforward.

    They're similar to what you'd need for a classic chicken soup, but with some Buffalo wing goodness added in.

    With that said, here are all the ingredients for this creamy buffalo chicken soup:

    • 1 pound chicken breasts, 2 pieces
    • 3 cups chicken broth
    • 3 small potatoes
    • 2 diced carrot
    • 2 celery stalks, diced
    • 1 diced yellow onion
    • 3 cloves garlic, minced
    • ⅔ cup thickened heavy cream
    • ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • Salt and pepper

    And for the optional toppings:

    • Blue cheese crumbles
    • Fresh chives
    • Black pepper

    So, to make your buffalo wing sauce, you'll want to combine ¾ cup of your favorite buffalo hot sauce with 4 tablespoons of butter.

    And, you may not know this, but my dad is actually the owner of Duff's. It's one of the world's oldest chicken wing restaurants and has a few different locations throughout the US and Canada.

    So I might be biased, but I think Duff's Famous Wing Hot Sauce is one of the best sauces you can use for this recipe! Plus, you can also use it to make these air fryer chicken wings or this Instant Pot buffalo chicken, so don't forget to save those recipes for later.

    Two chicken breasts on a plate, sliced carrots, sliced celery in a bowl, cream cheese in a bowl, chopped onion in a bowl, hot sauce in a bowl, and potatoes all on a grey counter.

    How To Make Buffalo Chicken Soup

    This buffalo chicken soup recipe has the added bonus of being a one pot meal. It's a real no mess, no-fuss dinner!

    In just 40 minutes, you can have a family-sized serving of this hearty, spicy soup. Honestly, the hardest part of making it will be waiting for it to cool down.

    Diced carrots, celery, and onions in a bowl with broth in it.

    Step 1: Cook the Veggies

    The first thing you'll want to do to make this buffalo chicken soup is to get out a large Dutch oven or pot, and set it on the stovetop over medium heat.

    Then, melt the butter and add in the onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic. Season those generously with salt and pepper, stir to evenly incorporate them, and sauté for around 10 to 12 minutes.

    Broth with diced celery, carrots, and onions in it.

    Step 2: Simmer

    Now, once the potatoes and carrots have softened, add the chicken broth, and bring the heat down to medium-low.

    Next, add in the whole chicken breasts and buffalo sauce and stir to combine.

    Then, cover the pot and cook for around 10-15 minutes.

    Cream cheese and chicken breasts in a bowl of broth and diced veggies.

    Step 3: Blend

    So, at this point you'll want to take out the chicken breasts and add the thickened heavy cream to the soup.

    Then, use a hand blender to partially blend the vegetables and aromatics into the soup. The soup should be creamy but still have visible pieces of vegetables.

    Buffalo chicken soup with chicken pieces in a white bowl. Behind it is a rectangular plate with chicken pieces on it.

    Step 4: Finish and Season

    Next, chop the cooked chicken breasts you've set aside into large chunks. Then, mix them back into the cream soup, give it a taste to see if you want to add any extra salt and pepper to it.

    Finally, let the soup simmer for a few more minutes, and serve it with your choice of toppings and enjoy!

    With that said, I like finishing this buffalo chicken soup with blue cheese crumbles, chopped chives, and ground pepper to really give it that buffalo chicken wing flavor.

    Buffalo chicken soup in a white bowl on top of a stripped plate on a grey counter. Behind it is part of another bowl of soup and some bread.

    Step 4A: Instant pot Instructions

    So, if you want to make this Buffalo chicken soup in the instant pot instead, you can saute the vegetables on the Saute function. Then, just add the meat and soup ingredients into it, and switch the Instant Pot to Soup mode and cook on high pressure for 20-25 minutes.

    After that, take out the chicken breasts and chop them into chunks. And, again, before adding them back into it, use a hand-blender to partially blend the soup.

    Step 4B: Slow Cooker Instructions

    As for the slow cooker - or crock pot version - follow the instructions from step 1 and then just add the rest of the ingredients into the pot. Slow-cook everything on high for 1.5 - 2.5 hours or low for 4-6 hours.

    And, of course, again, you'll again want to take the chicken out after the soup is done cooking so you can blend all of the ingredients together with an imersion blender before adding it back in.

    Buffalo chicken soup in a white bowl on part of a stripped plate on a grey counter.

    How To Store Buffalo Chicken Soup

    As good as this buffalo chicken soup recipe is when you have it for dinner tonight, it will make even better leftovers. And since this recipe will make about 6 servings you should definitely have some leftovers! 

    You can store any leftover buffalo chicken soup in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Or, if you want to keep it for even longer you can also store it in the freezer for up to 3 months.

    A bowl of buffalo chicken soup with a spoon in it. Behind it is part of another bowl of soup and some slices of white bread.

    How To Reheat Buffalo Chicken Soup

    To reheat your creamy buffalo chicken soup, microwave it in 20-second increments until thoroughly heated. I find a minute to 1 minute 20 seconds does the trick.

    However, if you'd like to reheat it on the stovetop you totally can do that too. Just let it warm up in a pot set over medium-low heat on the stove. After just 5 minutes of cooking like that it should be nice and hot.

    A spoon scooping some buffalo chicken soup out of a white bowl filled with the soup.

    Wrapping it Up

    Well, that's how to make buffalo chicken soup!

    This delicious spicy chicken soup recipe is packed with so much flavor, from the tender chicken breasts to the creamy, spicy soup. And, best of all, it's incredibly easy to make! All you need is just a simple ingredients to make it.

    Anyway, I hope you enjoy this buffalo chicken soup as much as my family and I do.

    If you enjoyed making this recipe, leave me a comment below and let me know how it went! I really appreciate your feedback.

    A spoon submerged in a bowl of buffalo chicken soup.

    More Soup Recipes

    If you want more simple and tasty soup recipes like this, here are some of my favorites that I think you'd love:

    • Instant Pot taco soup
    • Easy broccoli cheese soup
    • Low carb cream of mushroom soup
    • Healthy zuppa toscana
    • Low carb chicken noodle soup

    Also, be sure to check out my Youtube channel where I am always posting new, easy, and delicious recipes like this one!

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    Rich Creamy Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe

    A bowl of buffalo chicken soup with a spoon in it. Behind it is part of another bowl of soup and some slices of white bread.
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    This buffalo chicken soup has all the spicy, savory, and tangy deliciousness of your favorite buffalo chicken wings, but in the form of rich, comforting soup. It's an amazing dinner option for chilly evenings, and it's so easy to make!

    • Author: The Diet Chef
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 25 minutes
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 6 servings 1x
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: Soup

    Ingredients

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    1 pound chicken breasts

    3 cups chicken broth

    3 small potatoes

    2 diced carrot

    2 celery stalks, diced

    1 diced yellow onion

    3 cloves garlic, minced

    ⅔ cup thickened heavy cream

    ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce

    2 tbsp butter

    Salt and pepper

    Blue cheese crumbles

    Fresh chives

    Black pepper

    Instructions

    1. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic, and stir.
    2. Season generously with salt and pepper, then sauté for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots soften.
    3. Add the chicken broth, then return to low heat and place in the whole chicken breasts, Buffalo wings sauce, and cover. Let it simmer for the next 10 minutes.
    4. Remove the meat from the skillet, add the thickened cream to the vegetable soup and partially mash the vegetables at a slow speed with a hand blender until incorporated and smooth (with visible pieces of vegetables).
    5. Now cut the meat that you left aside into larger pieces and put them in the cream soup. Add salt and pepper to taste. Leave to simmer for a few more minutes, then serve.
    6. For the optional topping, add blue cheese crumbles, chopped chives and ground pepper on top. Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 262
    • Fat: 12
    • Carbohydrates: 4
    • Protein: 24

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    Hey there! I'm Joe Duff - The Diet Chef, and I've been creating low carb keto recipes for over 15 years. Initally, I started making these recipes to help myself lose weight - I lost over 75 pounds doing so - but now I make recipes for the entire low carb keto community!
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