Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken Wings
These barbecue chicken wings become tender in your slow-cooker and finish up with a crispy outside under the broiler for the perfect barbecue chicken for any party or meal.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 503kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 pounds chicken wings and drummettes, or chicken drumsticks, trimmed. See Note
- 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce, divided
- Vegetable oil spray
Instructions
- Mix sugar, paprika, mustard, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, salt and pepper together. Place ingredients in large plastic zip-lock bag. Place chicken wings into the bag and shake until all chicken is coated; transfer to slow cooker. Pour ½ cup of the barbecue sauce over chicken and stir to coat. Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 3-4 hours on low for wings, 4-6 hours on low for drumsticks.1 Tablespoon brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 4 pounds chicken wings and drummettes,, 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce,
- Position oven rack 10 inches from broiler element and heat on high. Place a wire cooling rack on an aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and coat the wire rack with vegetable oil spray. Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet; discard braising liquid that remains in slow cooker.
- Brush chicken with ½ cup more barbecue sauce and broil until lightly charred and crisp (to your liking), about 10 to 15 minutes. Flip chicken over, brush with remaining ½ cup barbecue sauce, and continue to broil until lightly charred and crisp on second side, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Serve.
Notes
- A pound of chicken wings usually contains 4 to 5 whole wings. So the serving size listed in this recipe is around 8 chicken wing pieces for each person (the drumette and wingette).
- I've made these with wings and drumsticks and the wings turn out much more juicy and have more flavor. Drumsticks are good, but we all prefer the wings.
Nutrition
Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1243mg | Potassium: 459mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 1010IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2.5mg