Crock Pot Spicy Drumsticks

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• nonstick cooking spray
• 4 chicken drumsticks, skinned*
• 1/2 cup picante sauce
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper sauce (such as frank's red hot) or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 lightly coat an unheated 3- or 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• 2 place chicken in the bottom of the cooker. in a small bowl combine picante sauce, pepper sauce, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf. spoon over chicken in cooker.
• 3 cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 hours.
• 4 transfer chicken pieces to a serving bowl. remove bay leaf from sauce in cooker; stir in the oil. spoon sauce evenly over the chicken. cover and let stand for 10 minutes to absorb flavors.
• 5 to serve, spoon 1 teaspoon sauce over each drumstick. discard remaining sauce.