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Slow Cooker Spicy Coconut Chicken Drumsticks

Slow Cooker Spicy Coconut Chicken Drumsticks

A deliciously spicy and tender dish made with coconut milk and chicken drumsticks, perfect for slow cooking.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4 drumsticks
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can coconut milk 14 oz
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 tablespoon Sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon garlic thai chili paste
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 cup diced onions I used a yellow onion
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro , plus more for serving
  • 3-4 lbs chicken drumsticks I put 10 in my slow cooker

Instructions
 

  • Combine basil, coconut milk, Sriracha, garlic thai chili paste, soy sauce, onion and cilantro in the slow cooker. Stir.
  • Using a double layer of paper towels pull the skin off of the chicken legs. Add the now skinless chicken legs into the slow cooker. Nestle them into the sauce.
  • Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, Chicken will be very tender.
  • Serve the chicken and sauce over rice and top with extra cilantro.

Notes

I used my 6 quart slow cooker for this recipe. You can make this into a slow cooker freezer meal by placing all ingredients into a freezer size gallon zipper bag and freezing them. Cook from frozen for about 8-10 hours or for 6-8 hours if thawed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1drumstickCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 25gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 350mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Chicken, coconut, drumsticks, easy recipe, slow cooker, spicy
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