Caveman Keto Weight loss through low carb cooking
Update: This recipe is now available on YouTube as well: Crockpot Buffalo Chicken
This is a great crockpot recipe because you can just set it up and forget about it. I got the recipe from a friend on MFP (Go Buckeye’s!).
Throw in some frozen chicken breasts. Add the hot sauce.
Add the seasoning and its ready to go!
Set the crockpot on low for 6 hours. My crockpot has this cool feature where you can set it for however long you want it to run on a specific setting and then it will automatically transfer to warm when its hit time. So you can make a roast that cooks for 6 hours but still start it before an 8 hour work day.
After it has cooked for 6 hours, you need to shred the meat. I normally do this with two forks and just pull on the meat. Once it is pulled, add butter to the mixture and put it back in the crockpot. Cook for an additional 1 hour.
Here is the Buffalo Chicken served up with some Parmesan Chips. This was part of my spread for the Superbowl that also included Bacon Wrapped Smokies and Jalapenos: Stuffed and Wrapped.
- Serves: 6
- Serving size: 1
- Calories: 297
- Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 52
- 6 Frozen Chicken Breasts
- 1 Bottle Frank's Red Hot
- ½ Packet Hidden Valley Ranch
- 3T Butter
- Put the chicken in the crockpot
- Pour the hot sauce over chicken and sprinkle ranch over top
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours
- Shred, add butter, and cook on low for 1 hour uncovered
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Any idea what the nutritional content is like? Not sure how many carbs the ranch dressing mix has…
I added it to the post! The packet is 16g of carbs for the whole thing, but I only used half of it. Resulting in around 1 per serving if you divide it into 6 portions.
As an aside, I use a website called http://www.myfitnesspal.com to track all of my calorie intakes and you can enter all of the foods from these recipes to find the nutritional info as well!
Thanks! I just put everything in my crock pot and set the timer 🙂
I was wondering, what size bottle of franks red hot?
It was the small bottle. However, since Frank’s does not have carbs and very little calories, you could use a large bottle or the xtra Hot version as well!
Thank you so much!
Hi, thanks for the recipes!
I was wondering if it is possible to use ranch dressing instead of the mix, or if it would taste inferior.
Hmm, I would try it and see. The only thing I am not sure about is whether the dressing will react weirdly after being cooked so long. I don’t think it would be a problem though, people often put BBQ sauce on meat in a crockpot for hours, I’d say try it out and let us know how it goes!
Hey Cavemanketo, I love your recipes you post on Reddit. I have a question though. When I calculate the calories per serving in this recipe it comes out almost 100 calories less than you state. What am i missing?
Thanks, and keto on.
Perdue – Fit and Easy Chicken Breast Raw 227 g, 1362 g 1,440 0 12 312 0 0 Ico_delete
Frank’s – Red Hot, 1 container (70 tsp (5ml) ea.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ico_delete
Hidden Valley Ranch – Dry Packet, 0.5 container (8 tsp ea.) 40 8 0 0 0 0 Ico_delete
Land O’ Lakes – Unsalted Butter, 3 Tablespoons 300 0 33 0 0 0 Ico_delete
Maybe the butter? I definitely encourage you to enter the recipe on MFP and use whatever you get there though, your ingredients might be different and you might be eating different quantities of the food.
I have a stupid question. I tried this twice (chicken directly from freezer to crockpot and after thawing for a few hours) but each time there is a large amount of water after everything is done cooking. Is this supposed to happen?
Could it be due to using cheaper brands of chicken? Some producers will use needles and pump water/salt into the meat to increase weight.
I am making this right now. 30 minutes to go. It smells so good!
OMG – I am in love with a caveman!!
Or, at least, I’m in love with a caveman’s meals… I’ve just spent an hour drooling over all the fabulous eats on this site and now I want to call in sick to work for the rest of the week so that I can just cook and eat and repeat.
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making these right now!!! i may of put in a little too much frank’s, but i think that’s ok!! can’t wait to try this out later. i think may add in some cheese for the last hour as well.
Do I have to add butter? Will it harm the dish if I don’t?
Hmmm, it may actually be that a whole bottle of Frank’s would include some carbs. Just a small PSA.
I loooove this recipe. So incredibly easy and tasty. I’ve been using only 1 – 1.5 tbsp of butter though.
I’m making this right now! It will be done in just a few minutes and I snuck a tiny taste. It turned out perfectly. I only wish I could put it on a bun haha. Any ideas on what would go well with it that is keto friendly? Thanks!
It serves 6 and the nutrition information is for 1 serving, but how much is one serving? Is each serving a cup? Or do I need to weigh the final product and divide by 6?
Thanks!