How To Make Slow-Cooked Chicken Drumsticks
Unlike beef and pork, it’s quite uncommon to encounter tough cooked chicken. That’s why you’d often find that this poultry meat is often cooked hot and fast. However, that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t work for low and slow cooking, either. Explore these slow cooker chicken recipes, and you’ll find that there are actually lots of options to consider for cooking chicken in a crock pot. Make soups, carnitas, pasta, chicken sandwiches, and more!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: Fresh herbs for garnish
Instructions
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In a slow cooker, combine the chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, paprika, dried thyme, salt, and pepper.
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Add the chicken drumsticks to the slow cooker, coating them well with the sauce.
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Cook on low heat for 4 hours or until the chicken is tender and fully cooked.
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Once cooked, remove the drumsticks from the slow cooker and place them on a baking sheet.
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Preheat the oven to broil and broil the chicken drumsticks for 5 minutes to achieve a crispy skin.
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Serve the slow-cooked chicken drumsticks hot, garnished with fresh herbs if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories : 250kcal
- Total Fat : 10g
- Saturated Fat : 3g
- Cholesterol : 120mg
- Sodium : 990mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 10g
- Dietary Fiber : 0g
- Sugar : 9g
- Protein : 28g
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