Raspberry Chipotle Drumsticks

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 280.0
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 83.5 mg
  • Sodium: 114.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 22.6 g

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Introduction

Don't get scared by the cooking time, it's a crock pot recipe!

This is use for the raspberry chipotle sauce that I like so much with Pork and Beef Ribs.

Chicken drumsticks get the treatment this time.
Don't get scared by the cooking time, it's a crock pot recipe!

This is use for the raspberry chipotle sauce that I like so much with Pork and Beef Ribs.

Chicken drumsticks get the treatment this time.

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Onions, raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia)
    Jelly, Smuckers Red Raspberry Preserves, 22 tbsp
    1pepper from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
    Apple juice, unsweetened, .33 cup
    Balsamic Vinegar, 1.5 tbsp
    Chicken Drumstick, 8 drumsticks

Directions

Place onions in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.

Place drumsticks on top of onions.

In a blender, combine preserves, chipotle pepper, apple cider, and vinegar.

Cover and blend until smooth.

Reserve 1-1/4 cups raspberry mixture for sauce; cover and chill until needed.

Pour remaining raspberry mixture over ribs in cooker.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.

For sauce, in a medium saucepan, bring reserved raspberry mixture to boiling; reduce heat.

Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Using tongs, transfer ribs and sliced onions to a serving dish; discard cooking liquid.

Spoon some of the sauce over ribs and onions.

Pass remaining sauce. Makes 8 servings of one drumstick each. (adjust servings number accordingly)