Moist Drumsticks Recipe

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“I found this in my mom’s recipe box years ago,” notes Lianne Felton of Riverside, California. “It’s very quick to prepare and makes the house smell wonderful while it’s cooking. My daughter, Molly, just loves it!”

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Moist Drumsticks Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 hours
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken drumsticks, skin removed
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup cold water

Directions

  • Place drumsticks in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°.
  • Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 pound) equals 304 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 1,490 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 32 g protein.

Originally published as Moist Drumsticks in Simple & Delicious March/April 2007, p47

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Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2013 by Kahall

This is a go to recipe for me. My husband loves it. I serve it with buttered egg noodles and green salad. If there are leftovers I debone the chicken legs and toss with leftover egg noodles and mix in the thickened sauce. I use teriyaki sauce in lieu of soy sauce and also skin the chicken legs or thighs.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2012 by longtimecoug

use thighs instead of drumsticks and remove the skin and it always comes out great

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by sharlasu

While the chicken is very moist and falls off the bone, I'm not crazy about the taste of the sauce. There's too much soy sauce. Perhaps cutting the soy sauce down would make all the difference.

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by Misswendy

My kids said this was a "do over". My only question is, what vegetables?

Reviewed on Oct. 02, 2011 by stacymcadams

This was DELISH! Everyone loved it! I went with a 1/4 cup soy sauce instead of a 1/2 cup after reading some of the reviews and it was perfect! Will be making again for sure.

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by shelli1542

This was really good! I ended up making it in the oven because I needed to make a batch larger than the slow cooker would hold but it worked out great. The leftovers were just as good reheated if not better!

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2011 by vonoepen

I have not made this yet but was wondering what was meant in the recipe when it says: "remove chicken to serving platter and then says remove meat & vegetables to serving platter? What meat & vegetables?

Reviewed on May. 31, 2011 by abaali3

TASTE GREAT!!!

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2011 by Beth Ford

I used less Soy Sauce than what this recipe called for as well per the other viewer's comments. It turned out well and it was a good, easy recipe. The sauce is really good poured over veggies like cabbage and rosemary potatoes, which is what I served with this dish. I would make it again. My picky husband really liked it.

Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by LovestoScrapbook

Love this as an economical, easy cook dish when I can get drumsticks for $1/lb. and cook in the slow cooker. Had 4 lbs. and did reduce the soy to 1/4 low sodium. It was very tasty and family loved it. Next time if cooking that much I think I will add a bit more soy and brown sugar.

Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2010 by baddiesgirl

Unfortunately this recipe is not making it to my "keep" pile. The soy sauce overpowered everything, and we didn't care for the taste.

Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2010 by taniawilhelmi

Tasty! My daughter, who is quite picky, loved it.

Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2010 by tracy197600

I made this and followed the recipe to the letter, and it was wonderful!!! My teenaged Daughter loved it! and so did my Husband! I do not think that it was to much soy sauce, and the only change I made was to remove the skin on the chicken.I would not change anything else. I will make this again! I served this with buttered egg noodles and it was Awesome!

Reviewed on May. 21, 2010 by cookingwamy

I have made this recipe several times. Very good with some changes. First used low sodium soy sauce and cut it down to 1/4 c. also. Then since none of us like that soggy crockpot skin that chicken get, I removed the skin. Even with it made the way the recipe says people went nuts over it!

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2010 by jessiesoukup

I make this all the time. Everyone loves it. I don't use drumsticks, I use chicken breasts but it turns out the same.

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2009 by cholliday

Made this last night for dinner. I thought it was "okay" but my family LOVED it and already asked when I would be making it next! And yes, the chicken does fall off the bone.

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2009 by plharlan

I've make this several times and my family love it.

PLH

Reviewed on Sep. 09, 2009 by ABRFosterMom

This was not at all good. I cut the soy sauce to 1/4 cup as someone suggested and still the soy flavored overpowered. I did use low sodium soy, but it didn't matter--the taste was yucky. We ended up slathering on the bbq sauce to save the drumsticks.

The good thing was, the meat nearly fell off the bone. But I won't make this again. Pretty bad. Should have just used plain ol' bbq sauce from the get-go and saved myself the work of making the thickened sauce that I had to pitch.

Reviewed on Jun. 09, 2009 by HoJoB

Easy to prepare with ingredients already on hand. Only thing I wonder is the amount of soy sauce called for in this recipe -my family found the soy/salty flavor overpowering. I would cut back to 1/4 cup next time, or increase the brown sugar, which I did with the sauce.

 
 
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