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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

Simple chicken drumstick recipe
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 40 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Jayme

Ingredients

Spice Mix

  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • Salt to taste

Buffalo Chicken

  • 4 lbs. chicken drumsticks skin-on
  • 1 cup bottled buffalo wing sauce such as Frank's Red Hot plus a little more

Instructions

Spice Mix

  • Combine paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and salt in a small bowl.

Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

  • Pour a small amount of wing sauce into the bottom of a large slow cooker - just enough to coat the bottom.
  • Arrange the drumsticks in the slow cooker laying them as flat as possible.
  • Sprinkle the drumsticks with the spice mix and cover with 1/2 cup of buffalo sauce. Stir to coat evenly.
  • Cook for 4-6 hours on low. Remove the drumsticks from the slow cooker.
  • Turn oven on broil. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position.
  • Place drumsticks, skin side up, on a wire rack set on a rimmed pan or a slotted broiler pan that has been sprayed or brushed with oil.
  • Brush chicken with half of the remaining wing sauce (1/4 cup) and broil until skin crisps up and chars lightly, about 5-10 minutes. Serve.