Crock Pot Cranberry BBQ Drumsticks

Prepared cranberry bbq drumsticks stacked on a plate, photographed with chips and a drink.

Crock Pot Cranberry BBQ Drumsticks

10 mins prep + 5 hrs 15 mins cook

544 kcal

Yields: servings

Chicken drumsticks slow cooked in a cranberry bbq sauce make for an easy weeknight dinner or serving a crowd on game day. It's pure fall comfort food!

Ingredients

3 pound chicken drumsticks, skin on or off, your choice
1 pinch salt, to taste
1 pinch black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
3/4 cup cranberry sauce
3/4 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
1 tablespoon mustard
2 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

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Instructions

Check your oven to make sure there's a rack positioned 4-5 inches from the top, then preheat oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Place drumsticks on prepared baking sheet and season with salt and pepper, then place baking sheet on top oven rack. Broil drumsticks for 12 minutes, turning half way through. Drumsticks will be a light golden color when ready.
While drumsticks cook, whisk together BBQ sauce, cranberry sauce, orange marmalade, quick-cooking tapioca, and mustard in a medium bowl.
Add drumsticks to a 6 quart crock pot and pour cranberry BBQ sauce on top. Gently toss drumsticks to coat.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
Serve immediately with sesame seeds as garnish (optional).