Crock Pot Spicy Drumsticks

Tasty drumsticks slow cooked in a spicy sauce from Diabetic Living

• Ready In: 6 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

•  nonstick cooking spray
• 4  chicken drumsticks, skinned*
• 1⁄2 cup  picante sauce
• 2  teaspoons cayenne pepper sauce (such as Frank's Red Hot) or 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  smoked paprika
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1  bay leaf
• 2  teaspoons olive oil

Directions

1. Lightly coat an unheated 3- or 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. Place chicken in the bottom of the cooker. In a small bowl combine picante sauce, pepper sauce, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf. Spoon over chicken in cooker.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 hours.
4. Transfer chicken pieces to a serving bowl. Remove bay leaf from sauce in cooker; stir in the oil. Spoon sauce evenly over the chicken. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes to absorb flavors.
5. To serve, spoon 1 teaspoon sauce over each drumstick. Discard remaining sauce.