Slow Cooked Roast Chicken Drumsticks with Gravy

Melt in your mouth roast chicken with the most AMAZING gravy

Submitted by Jarah King

Slow Cooked Roast Chicken Drumsticks with Gravy

Melt in your mouth roast chicken with the most AMAZING gravy
4.38 from 8 votes
Serving: 3
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1kg chicken drumsticks
  • 3tsp Dijon mustard
  • 3tsp garlic
  • 1tsp thyme
  • 1tsp rosemary
  • 1tsp parsley
  • 1/2 Cup Chicken Stock
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Your favourite gravy powder (I like using gravox roast meat)

Instructions
 

  • Rub chicken with herbs and spices and place into the slow cooker.
  • Add the chicken stock and cook on low for 4 hours.
  • At the 3 1/2 hour mark preheat oven to 200 deg.
  • When the chicken has been cooked for the entire 4 hours place on an oven tray and put in the oven for 10 minutes to brown.
  • With the stock in the slow cooker add 3-4 tbs of your favourite gravy and whisk until all lumps are out and leave to thicken.
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central

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15 Comments

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 27, 2017

      For 2kg of chicken I’d give it around 6hrs on low

  1. Melanie Black August 20, 2018

    Hi there, planning on doing this with whole chicken legs, will I need to adjust the time?

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central August 20, 2018

      Hi … do you mean like Maryland pieces? If so I’d still do around the same time 🙂

  2. Made today with whole chicken legs , so delicious will definitely be making again ?

  3. Natalie Chellew June 4, 2019

    I love flavour and this dish is jam packed with flavour! Loved by all. Will be a regular in this house from now on. Also great on the budget. Ticks all the boxes for me.

  4. Used this recipe to marinate a whole chicken. So yummy. Great flavour, great gravy. So easy to make, full of flavour. Definitely adding it to my favourite receipes

  5. 5 stars
    A very enjoyable recipe ? Made it as written, easy and quick to prepare. Served with roast pumpkin, peas, carrots, wilted spinach and chargrilled asparagus.

  6. Maria Mihailidis November 29, 2022

    5 stars
    I made this for dinner last night and it was yum. Thank you, Jarah Ki g for this recipe. Chicken was tender. The gravy was delish.

  7. 5 stars
    Really enjoyed this and will make it again. Served it with salad as it was a warm evening.

  8. Ruvae Harrison August 16, 2023

    5 stars
    Cooked this for dinner last night. So yummy. Chicken was tender Gravy was Delicious. So easy. Will be on my menu. Thank you.

  9. Thoroughly enjoyed this one!
    Served with mashed potato, mashed pumpkin, peas, beans, broccoli & corn
    And lashings of the lovely gravy 🙂

  10. Dianna Harman March 23, 2025

    5 stars
    My sister suggested this recipe to me.
    Absolutely delicious!
    I will definitely be making this again for my family.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central March 24, 2025

      Thanks so much for taking the time to leave feedback Dianna – so appreciate it! 🙂 🙂

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