Slow-Cooker Bourbon BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
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Test Kitchen-Approved
Photo by Meredith Corporation
- Serves
- 4
- Cook Time
- 5 Hours 5 Minutes
Excerpted from Better Homes and Gardens Fast or Slow © 2018 by Meredith Corporation. Photography © 2018 by Meredith Corporation. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Ingredients
Bourbon BBQ sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 tablespoon bourbon or apple juice
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Chicken drumsticks
- 2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 chicken drumsticks, skinned, if desired
- Celery and carrot sticks (optional)
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Slow-Cooker Bourbon BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Directions
- Step 1
For the bourbon BBQ sauce, in a small saucepan combine the first six ingredients (through red pepper flakes). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 5 minutes. Reserve about half the sauce for serving.
- Step 2
For the chicken drumsticks, in a small bowl combine the next six ingredients (through black pepper). Rub seasoning over drumsticks.
- Step 3
Place drumsticks in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Drizzle remaining sauce over chicken, gently stirring to coat. Cover; cook on low 5 to 6 hours or high 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve drumsticks with reserved bourbon BBQ sauce.