Slow Cooker Garlic Peach Chicken Legs

Slow Cooker Garlic Peach Chicken Legs are wonderfully juicy and tender and coated in a sweet and spicy glaze. Perfect for a family friendly weeknight meal.

Just 7 ingredients, a few minutes of prep time, and 5 hours in the slow cooker are needed.

Ingredients Needed

• 1 cup Peach Preserves– adds lots of sweetness and gives the glaze a syrupy texture.
• 3 Garlic Cloves– add tons of garlic flavor.
• Ketchup– adds a little sweetness and tomato flavor and helps thicken the glaze.
• Soy Sauce– for saltiness and flavor
• Ground Ginger– for flavor.
• Red Pepper Flakes– for some heat.

Feel free to make substitutions based on what you have on hand.

• Apricot or pineapple preserves can be used instead of peach.
• Chicken thighs can be used instead of chicken drumsticks.
• One teaspoon of garlic powder can be used instead of garlic cloves.
• Cayenne pepper can be used instead of crushed red pepper flakes.
• One teaspoon of fresh ginger can be used instead of ground ginger.
• Use low-sodium soy sauce to keep the sodium content down.
• Heinz chili sauce can be used instead of ketchup.

Substitutions

• Use 1 teaspoon garlic powder instead of garlic cloves.
• Use Apricot Preserves instead of Peach.
• Use 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger instead of ground ginger.

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What To Serve With Slow Cooker Garlic Peach Chicken Legs?

• Super Creamy Mac and Cheese
• Drunken Collard Greens
• Three Cheese Corn Pudding
• Southern-Style Green Beans
• Cheddar Corn Casserole
• Candied Green Beans

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Slow Cooker Garlic Peach Chicken Legs

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 4 hours hrs

Total: 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings: 6

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Slow Cooker Garlic Peach Chicken Legs are wonderfully juicy and tender and coated in a sweet and spicy glaze. Perfect for a family friendly weeknight meal.

Equipment

• 6-quart slow cooker

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Ingredients

• ▢ 8-12 chicken legs
• ▢ 1 cup peach preserves
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ 1/3 cup ketchup
• ▢ 1/3 cup soy sauce
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions 

• Place chicken legs in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
• In a medium bowl, stir together peach preserves, garlic, ketchup, soy sauce, ground ginger, and red pepper flakes.

  Pour over chicken.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 550kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 1006mg | Potassium: 469mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 276IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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