🍗 Fall-Off-The-Bone Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks with Potatoes & Carrots

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 chicken drumsticks
  • 1½ lb baby potatoes, halved
  • 3 large carrots, cut into thick chunks
  • 1 cup pearl onions, peeled
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1½ cups chicken broth
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

FOR THE GRAVY:

  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp cold water

HOW TO MAKE:

  1. Place the halved potatoes, carrot chunks, pearl onions, and minced garlic in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. Drizzle with olive oil and season lightly with salt and black pepper.
  3. Arrange the chicken drumsticks over the vegetables.
  4. Sprinkle the chicken with garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper.
  5. Add the butter over the chicken and vegetables.
  6. Mix the chicken broth with Worcestershire sauce and pour it around the sides of the slow cooker.
  7. Cover and cook on LOW for 5–6 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is tender and reaches at least 165°F (74°C).
  8. For especially tender, fall-off-the-bone drumsticks, continue cooking until the meat easily pulls away from the bone.
  9. Carefully remove the chicken and vegetables, keeping them warm.
  10. Mix the cornstarch with cold water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the hot cooking juices.
  11. Cover and cook on HIGH for another 15–20 minutes, until the liquid thickens into a rich golden herb gravy.
  12. Return the chicken and vegetables to the slow cooker and gently spoon the gravy over everything.
  13. Finish with fresh parsley and serve hot.

SERVING SUGGESTION:

Serve the tender chicken drumsticks with buttery potatoes, sweet carrots, and pearl onions. Spoon plenty of golden herb gravy over the top.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Servings: 6

Approximate per serving:

  • Calories: 450 kcal
  • Protein: 30 g
  • Carbohydrates: 33 g
  • Total Fat: 22 g
  • Saturated Fat: 8 g
  • Fiber: 4 g
  • Sodium: 780 mg

Nutrition values are estimates and may vary depending on portion sizes, chicken drumstick size, broth, and ingredient brands.

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