Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks

These Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks are the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner idea. Just toss everything in your slow cooker kind of recipe.

I know. Two savoury recipes in a row! What in the what? Who am I even??

I have so many recipes ready for you guys, but I haven’t had the time to edit and write up the recipes yet.

Yes, that takes a lot of time thank you very much. And with report cards and exams coming up, work just keeps piling up all around me. But at least I am making dinner!

And I just want to say: thank goodness for my slow cooker! Working these long days means I almost never have the time to make dinner. But now that I have finally bought a slow cooker, I can put it in my slow cooker and Set ‘n Forget it, as the name of my slow cooker appropriately puts it.

And this Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks recipe? This one is definitely a winner winner chicken dinner ;).

Normally, John is not a fan of drumsticks. Which I find super weird, because they were my favourite thing growing up. I would always reach for the drumsticks first. In fact, all three of us kids would be fighting over who got to eat the drumsticks. Until we realised that the thigh was the juiciest part. Then it was all about who would get the thigh.

Which is another thing John is weirded out by. His family is all about the white meat. I can’t get enough of the dark meat. So buying a whole chicken is perfect for us.

But anyways! I made these Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks for him because I couldn’t justify buying the chicken breasts when the drumsticks were on SUPER sale this week, so I thought that I would test it out on him. If he wants to eat something else, he can make it himself.

But John did NOT need to make anything himself. He was almost as obsessed with these Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks as I was. This whole batch was gone in two days. Split between two people. I’d say that’s pretty impressive!

I used Frank’s Red Hot Sauce (extra hot) on these, but even with 1/2 a cup of the hot sauce, we thought it wasn’t spicy enough for us. So we added more after cooking.

But I know for the majority of people out there, this is spicy enough. And so easy to make too! With 6 ingredients, you really can’t go wrong.

Want more recipes like these Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks? 

Try my Slow Cooker Pulled Pork or my Baked Parmesan Chicken.

And if you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!

Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks

These Crockpot Spicy Chicken Drumsticks are the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner idea. Just toss everything in your slow cooker kind of recipe.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten free, sugar free

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 drumsticks

Calories: 192kcal

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 10 medium chicken drumsticks
• 1/2 cup hot sauce (see Notes)
• 1/4 cup ghee, cubed
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place all of the ingredients in your slow cooker, and cook for 2.5 hours on high.
• Near the end of the 2.5 hours, preheat the oven to 400˚F. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil. 
• Once the slow cooker is done, place the drumsticks on the prepared baking sheet, and cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Notes

I used Frank's Red Hot Sauce, but you can use your favourite hot sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal

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