Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks

WW Recipe of the Day - Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks

Barbecued chicken on the grill is tricky, often resulting in under-cooking, burning, or both.

Why not keep things simple and use your slow cooker instead?

You can still have tasty barbecued chicken without the grill. How great is that?

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

These slow cooker honey bbq drumsticks are guaranteed to become a family favorite. It's a quick, easy, healthy, tasty chicken recipe you'll turn to again and again.

If you prefer, you can always use skinless chicken thighs instead.

Here's a video showing you how to easily remove the skin from your drumsticks in seconds with paper towels.

Gina from SkinnyTaste demonstrates how to remove skin from chicken drumsticks:

The secret key for this recipe is to use your favorite bottled barbecue sauce (affiliate link), spicy, tangy or sweet, to create the flavor you like best.

My favorite bottled BBQ sauces are Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet N' Spicy BBQ Sauce and Stubb's Spicy BBQ Sauce which is tangy and much less sweet.

How Many Calories and WW Points in these Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks

You'll want to skin your drumsticks to keep them Weight Watchers friendly.

According to my calculations each drumstick has 163 calories and:

9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks Recipe

Slow cooker honey bbq drumsticks make an easy, healthy and delicious dinner your family will love. The results will vary depending on the kind of bbq sauce you use.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 8

Calories: 163

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 pounds chicken drumsticks, skin removed**
• ▢ 1-½ cups barbecue sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 2 teaspoons yellow mustard (optional)
• ▢ 1-½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (optional)

Instructions

• Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4- to 5-½-Quart.
• Coat the slow cooker insert with nonstick spray.
• Place the drumsticks in the slow cooker, distributing them as evenly as you can.
• In a bowl stir together the barbecue sauce, honey and mustard and Worcestershire if using, until well blended. Pour over the chicken.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, or on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and tender.

Recipe Notes

**To skin the chicken drumsticks, pick up a paper towel and grasp the small end of the leg with it. With a second paper towel in your other hand, peel the skin off from the large end down to the small end, yank off skin and discard.

Serving size: 1 drumstick

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9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 drumstick)

Calories 163 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Carbohydrates 12g4%

Fiber 0g0%

Protein 10g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Honey BBQ Chicken, Slow Cooker Drumsticks

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Source: Better Homes & Gardens

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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