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 Need an easy, no fuss, one-pot winner winner chicken dinner? Look no further! This Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Drumsticks recipe is the answer to your dinner dilemma!
Slow Cooker Chicken drumsticks on a sheet pan with sesame ginger glaze.

It’s inexpensive, easy to make, quick to put together, uses one pot, oh, and did I mention delicious?

Everyone will be running to the table for this one! Read on to find out which ingredient brings it over the top yummy.

slow cooker sesame chicken drumsticks on a platter with extra sauce being brushed on.
Ya know what I love about drumsticks? I don’t have to tell my kids to “please use your fork”. It’s totally appropriate to eat with your hands. And  they are totally into that.
Ya know what else I love about them? They’re really affordable.
Usually one of the least expensive cuts of chicken. Often sold in a family pack, which is great for a larger family, or a smaller family to have leftovers for lunch.
Slow cooker sesame ginger chicken drumsticks with sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Ingredients:

  • soy sauce
  • honey
  • sesame oil
  • fresh ginger
  • garlic
  • chicken drumsticks
  • cornstarch
  • sesame seeds

Instructions:

  1. Combine the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ginger and garlic in the slow cooker.
  2. Add the chicken and coat well
  3. cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4 hours
  4. Remove chicken and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
  5. Pour remaining sauce into a small sauce pan, bring to a boil and add a cornstarch slurry, cook until thick.
  6. Baste the chicken with the sauce, and place under the broiler for a few minutes to caramelize (this step is optional)
slow cooker sesame chicken drumsticks

Notes:

  • Fresh grated ginger really takes this up a notch. However, you can substitute ground ginger if you’d like.
  • We love the sauce, which is why I add some cornstarch and make it into a glaze for dipping or basting. You can remove the chicken, and add the cornstarch slurry straight to your crockpot if you’d like. Just turn it on high and let it go for 15-20 minutes, or until it’s thick.
  • When making a sauce like this, I often run it through a fine mesh sieve to strain out any little tiny pieces of chicken or chicken fat before I add the slurry.
  • Placing the chicken under the broiler for a few minutes is completely optional. I like it because it helps the sauce stick and it just caramelizes it a bit for a deeper flavor. But the recipe is still pretty fabulous without this step.
It’ll take you 5 minutes, maybe 10, to throw this in the crock pot, then you can get on with your day and come home to an awesome dinner!

Let’s make it

Here’s a quick how-to video!
 

Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Drumsticks

Asian flavor infused chicken drumsticks cooked in the slow cooker, makes for an easy weeknight meal.
4.84 from 6 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 339kcal
Author: Chellie Schmitz

Ingredients

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 3 cloves fresh minced garlic
  • 1½ Tbs toasted sesame oil
  • 1 Tbs grated fresh ginger you can use ground ginger, just use a little less
  • 12 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 Tbs cornstarch
  • sesame seeds for garnishing

Instructions

  • Combine the soy sauce, honey, garlic, sesame oil, and ginger in the crock pot, stir well.
  • Add the chicken and turn to coat well.
  • Cook on low 6-8 hours, or on high for 2-4 hours
  • Remove chicken and pour the sauce into a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Combine cornstarch with equal parts cold water and mix well.
  • Add the slurry to the hot liquid. Bring to a boil, until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
  • Baste chicken with the sauce and place it under the broiler for a few minutes to caramelize. (optional)
  • Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with a side of dipping sauce if desired.

Notes

You can substitute 1 teaspoon ground ginger from the spice aisle for fresh ginger if you prefer. 
To make this Trim Healthy Mama compliant:
  • Use 1/4 cup brown swerve OR 2 tbs truvia Or 2 tbs Gentle Sweet
  • Instead of cornstarch slurry, use gluccomanan to thicken. 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 1238mg | Potassium: 392mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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25 Comments

  2. 5 stars
    These are sooo good! Having leftovers tonight. The meat really fell off the bone, and the sauce is delicious. Will definitely make again. 🙂

  3. Wow! I’m honored! Thank you so much and I’m glad everyone liked it. Sometimes it’s hard to please all the people all the time, great to have a winner!

  4. 5 stars
    I made these yesterday and they were amazing! So easy and the whole family loved them. I’ll be featuring them tomorrow at You Link It, We Link It! Thanks so much for linking up and as a feature, you are invited to pin on our group pinning board. Just shoot me an email at uncookiecutter@gmail.com and we hope to see you back with more recipes tomorrow!

  8. LOL! I was thinking the same thing–was this an accident? Ya’ll are soul-sisters too!

  9. Yes! So glad you stopped by, Kim and I were just laughing that we both found you, and invited you at the same time. Small world, haha!

  10. Thank you April! We must be soul-sisters–asian + Crockpot. I will stop by your party, thank you for the personal invite!

  11. Thank you SO much! I think parties are a great idea for this recipe. Thank you for the invite, I’ll hop on over!!

  12. Hi Chellie! These look AMAZING! I can almost smell and taste them through the screen! And I love that this is an inexpensive and easy recipe – it would be great for upcoming parties! We host a weekly link party with a bit of a twist. Each week the hosts make and feature recipes from those linked up! We’d love for you to join us!

  14. It totally is an easy weeknight dinner. You could use the same sauce with wings, it would be great! Finger lickin’ good!

  15. My kids love wings, so I think they’d like these drumsticks too! Sounds like an easy weeknight dinner to me 🙂