Rich Creamy Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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