Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 210 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Cooked first in the slow cooker and finished up in the oven, these BBQ chicken drumsticks are super juicy with a crispy skin.

Ingredients

3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced garlic, or to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
12 (4 ounce) bone-in chicken drumsticks, with skin

Directions

1 Mix ketchup, onion, brown sugar, garlic, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
2 Place chicken drumsticks in a slow cooker and drizzle sauce over top. Cook on High for 3 hours.
3 When the 3 hours are almost up, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4 Transfer chicken and sauce to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
5 Cook in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone, the juices run clear, and the skin is browned, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).