Slow Cooker Spicy Orange Chicken Drumsticks
Slow Cooker Spicy Orange Chicken Drumsticks – These babies are falling off the bone when they come out of the slow cooker, then they get basted with a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce...grab a napkin they are messy in a good way!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken drumsticks
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or orange juice either works well
- RUB:
- 1 T. garlic powder
- 1 T. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- cayene pepper to taste (we are wimps in my family so I only used a dash you can add as much as you can handle)
- 1 T. kosher salt
- GLAZE:
- 1 1/2 c. prepared barbecue sauce
- 1/2 c. orange marmalade
- 2 T. orange zest
- 2 T. orange juice
- 1 tsp. chili powder
Instructions
- Add rub ingredients to a gallon sealable bag.
- Next, add chicken drumsticks and shake to coat.
- Then, set drumsticks in slow cooker.
- Pour chicken broth or orange juice to the bottom of slow cooker.
- Mix prepared barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, orange zest, 2 T. orange juice and chili powder together. Drizzle half a cup of sauce over drumsticks, reserve remaining sauce for later.
- Cook in slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to broiler, I leave my rack about 6 inches from the broiler element.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray with non-stick baking spray. Remove drumsticks from slow cooker and lay on baking sheet.
- Baste drumsticks with sauce.
- Broil for 3-5 minutes. Remove from oven, baste again, and broil for 3-5 more minutes.
- Serve immediately! I like to save a little extra sauce for dunking!