Description
Slow Cooker Chicken Legs – an easy chicken recipe for busy weeknights. Smothered Chicken Legs are a family favorite and are so easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 6 red potatoes, cubed
- 1 large Vidalia onion, sliced
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 3 tbsp minced onion
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp lemon pepper or black pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 6–8 chicken legs
Instructions
- Step: Turn on the crock pot/ slow cooker to low heat.
- Step: Place the potatoes & tomatoes (with juice) on the bottom and then layer with the onions and carrots.
- Step: In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the seasonings & flour. Add oil & mix well.
- Step: Rub the chicken legs with the seasoning mixture and add them to the slow cooker.
- Step: Cook on low for 7 hours.
Notes
This recipe can be made with chicken thighs, breasts, or quarters. For a freezer meal, season the drumsticks and store them in one gallon freezer bag, and store vegetables in another; thaw overnight before cooking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken leg with vegetables
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg