Slow Cooker Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken Drumsticks
There’s just something comforting about letting dinner quietly bubble away in the slow cooker while you go about your day. These tender chicken drumsticks are rubbed with a little seasoning, smothered in Sweet Baby Ray’s, and left to cook low and slow until they’re fall-apart delicious. It’s the kind of easy, family-friendly meal I love to lean on—simple ingredients, minimal fuss, and a big payoff at dinnertime.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken drumsticks
- 2 tablespoons BBQ seasoning blend
- 2 1/2 cups Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, divided
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Mist the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Massage the BBQ seasoning over all the drumsticks, making sure each one gets a good coat, then layer them inside the slow cooker.
- Add 2 cups of the barbecue sauce over the chicken and gently stir or turn the pieces so they’re evenly covered.
- Cover and cook on low for 5–6 hours or high for 3–4 hours, until the meat is tender.
- Turn on your oven broiler.
- Lift the drumsticks out and arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Brush the remaining 1/2 cup sauce over the tops. Broil for 3–5 minutes, just until the edges caramelize and crisp up a bit.
- Serve warm and enjoy every sticky bite.
