The addition of root beer in these slow-cooker chicken wings is a nice twist on a traditional barbecue sauce.
Slow-Cooker Root Beer Chicken Wings
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 4 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken wing drummettes
- 1 cup root beer
- 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker.
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Step2In 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.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
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Step4Set oven control to broil. Line broiler pan with foil. Using slotted spoon or tongs, place chicken on pan (discard liquid). Brush with reserved 1 cup sauce. Broil tops of chicken 3 inches from heat 6 to 9 minutes or until browned. Turn chicken; brush with sauce. Broil 6 to 9 minutes longer or until browned. Serve with remaining sauce for dipping, if desired.
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Nutrition
180
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
16g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 16g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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