Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks
Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks brings together chicken drumsticks, cajun seasoning, and bbq sauce. Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 120 min
- Total
- 125 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 5 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Give the food its space
Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. If you increase the portions, check the pan or basket space before cooking so you can keep that arrangement.
2. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
3. Keep an eye on the broiler finish
The broiler is a separate finishing job. Read that part before serving, get the dish ready as directed, and stay with the finish instead of treating it as another long oven step.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken drumsticks
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Pat the drumsticks dry with paper towels and poke each one a few times with a fork.
Cajun seasoning
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning evenly over the drumsticks and rub it in to coat.
BBQ sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a small bowl, stir together the barbecue sauce, honey, and garlic powder and pour the sauce mixture over the drumsticks.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve with extra barbecue sauce for dipping. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
Keep the drying step before the coating
Follow the drying step before seasoning, coating or cooking. Have the preparation items ready in the order the recipe uses them.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the slow cooker and baking sheet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Pat the drumsticks dry with paper towels and poke each one a few times with a fork.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. If you increase the portions, check the pan or basket space before cooking so you can keep that arrangement.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cover and cook on high for 2 to 4 hours or on low for 4 to 5 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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