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Slow Cooker Chicken Wings

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Crispy chicken wings from a slow cooker?  Yes!  These Slow Cooker Chicken Wings cook low and slow, becoming fall-off-the-bone tender, then get baked to crispy perfect.  Toss wings in your favorite wing sauce for the ultimate appetizer or game day snack!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
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Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 6-quart slow cooker or larger
  • baking sheet
  • tongs
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs chicken wings fresh or frozen & defrosted
  • salt & pepper
  • your favorite wing sauce

Instructions
 

  • Add either fresh or frozen & defrosted chicken wings to slow cooker. I like to season mine with salt & pepper, but this is optional.
  • Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until the internal temperature has reached 165°.Transfer chicken wings to a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.
  • To get the wings crispy, you have 2 choices: bake or broil.
    BAKE: bake wings on baking sheet for 25-30 minutes at 425°
    BROIL: place baking sheet with wings under your oven's broiler. Broil them for a couple minutes on each side, checking on them every 60 seconds or so, making sure they don't burn. You may need to rotate the baking sheet for even cooking. Wings are done when they are nice & crispy!
  • Transfer wings to a mixing bowl and toss in your favorite wing sauce OR add them to the empty slow cooker to toss in the wing sauce and keep on the warm setting for up to 4 hours! Enjoy!

Notes

  • Depending on their size, there are approximately 15-19 wings in a 3 lb. bag of frozen chicken wings.
  • The servings amount shown on the recipe card (4 servings) is assuming each person will have about 4 chicken wings.
Keyword Chicken, Chicken wings, Slow Cooker
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