Flavor-packed slow cooker chicken legs take 10 minutes to put together, are easy to make, and only have 5 ingredients you already have in your pantry! These slow cooker chicken drumsticks are coated in a spice rub and barbecue sauce, then cooked to tender perfection in the crock pot. A super easy 3 ingredient dinner option that takes just minutes to assemble. These drumsticks are the perfect game-day treat. They’re super tender and packed with flavor. Broiling is an optional step, but it really takes them to a whole other level. Fall apart meat and crispy skin? Crock Pot Sticky Chicken Legs is an easy chicken recipe that can cook while you’re gone! This crock pot recipe is so easy your kids can even make it for you! Home cooked barbecued chicken legs are super easy when you use your slow cooker. This recipe is the perfect solution for busy families, and if you prepare it in the morning, it will be ready just in time for dinner. With only two ingredients—budget-friendly chicken legs and barbecue sauce—it can’t be beaten! White meat can dry out after a long haul in the slow cooker, so we opt for bone-in thighs to guarantee optimal flavor and succulence. Make prep easier with prepeeled garlic, and pretty-up the platter with lemon slices and thyme sprigs.
I’m already sad about this Crock Pot 40 Clove Garlic Chicken. I’m sad because it’s gone and I want to eat more of it, and I’m sad because I’m afraid that the name is going to scare some folks off. Yes, this dish has 40 garlic cloves in it. If you don’t like garlic, you won’t like this chicken. But if you love garlic, or even just like in a “garlic’s okay” sort of way, you need to make this recipe.
Here’s what you’ll need:
3-4 pounds of chicken (I used a large pack of legs. You could use any cut you like)
1 large onion, sliced
1 Tbs. olive oil
2 tsps. Paprika
2 tsps. kosher salt
1 tsp. pepper
20-40 garlic cloved, peeled but left whole (I used 1 bulb of garlic)
How to make it:
Toss the onions in the bottom of the crockpot. In a large bowl, mix the chicken with the other ingredients. I used my hands to mix it all up. Put the chicken in the crockpot on top of the onions. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
Because of the paprika, the chicken turns out an appetizing color, something I find unusual in crockpot cooking. Still, chicken legs are not very photogenic. (Neither are my own legs though, so I shouldn’t point fingers. Okay, that’s enough appendage talk.) I served the garlic and onions over angel hair pasta and it was perfectly yum. The garlic would also be good smeared on hot bread.