Crockpot Root Beer Chicken Wings
Let me just start out by saying, I love Buffalo wings. (In fact, I pretty much love Buffalo anything, including sandwiches, Tater Tots, and cauliflower.) But I feel like it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. People get so hung up on Buffalo wings as a party appetizer, they forget that there are other things you can do with chicken wings. And that’s a shame, because wings are such a handy finger food that they deserve to be enjoyed in as many ways as possible.
So I’m on a quest to change this. First I introduced my Honey Soy Sticky Chicken Wings, and then I followed that up with my Cilantro Lime Chicken Wings. And now, here’s my latest way to wing it: Crockpot Root Beer Chicken Wings.
This recipe has two stages. First, you cook the wings in the Crockpot with a sweet and spicy sauce made from root beer, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and your favorite barbecue sauce. Then, after they’re cooked, spread them on a baking sheet, add a little more sauce, and broil them until they get nice and brown. They’ll come out crispy, spicy, sweet, and tangy – everything a great party food should be, in one little package.
How to make Crockpot Root Beer Chicken Wings
- Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker.
- In medium bowl, stir root beer, barbecue sauce, brown sugar and pepper flakes until well blended. Reserve 1 cup sauce. Pour remaining sauce over chicken. Stir to coat drummettes.
- Cover; cook on Low 4 hours.
- Once cooking is done. Set your oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place chicken on pan (discard liquid in the crockpot).
- Brush with reserved 1 cup sauce. Broil tops of chicken until browned. Turn chicken and brush with sauce and boil that side until browned.
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Crockpot Root Beer Chicken Wings
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Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken wing drummettes
- 1 cup root beer
- 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker.
- In medium bowl, stir root beer, barbecue sauce, brown sugar and pepper flakes until well blended. Reserve 1 cup sauce. Pour remaining sauce over chicken. Stir to coat drummettes.
- Cover; cook on Low 4 hours.
- Once cooking is done. Set your oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place chicken on pan (discard liquid in the crockpot). Brush with reserved 1 cup sauce. Broil tops of chicken until browned. Turn chicken and brush with sauce and boil that side until browned.
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Have you tried to crisp these in an air fryer? I’m sure it must be possible. I use an air fryer more than my oven.
Could you make this with regular chicken legs? How would you adjust the time?
You sure can! I would keep the cooking time the same 🙂
Are they spicy hot?
No they are not.
Did you defrost the drummettes beforehand? Thanks!
To take these to a picnic in the crock pot would I add more bbq sauce n root beer and once cooked put chicken back in the new sauce just so the chicken is sitting in something or should I just put the chicken back in clean crock pot on low with no sauce?
Are you plugging them back in at the picnic area?