Slow Cooker Chicken and Red Potatoes

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Red Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 9 chicken drumsticks; 1/2 tsp basil; 1/2 tsp oregano; 1/4 tsp rosemary; 1/2 tsp thyme + more for the potatoes; salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsps butter; 1 1/2 lbs red potatoes, quartered; 2 tbsps olive oil; 3 tsps minced garlic; parmesan and fresh basil to serve

1 step

Prep:10minCook:4h

Just 4 or 5 hours in the slow cooker, hardly any hands on work required, and you've got succulent chicken drumsticks and roasted potatoes ready for dinner.

Updated at: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:16:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories674.7 kcal (34%)

Total Fat39.4 g (56%)

Carbs23.2 g (9%)

Sugars1.8 g (2%)

Protein54.5 g (109%)

Sodium547.1 mg (27%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

9chicken drumsticks

½ tspbasil

½ tsporegano

¼ tsprosemary

½ tspthyme

more for the potatoes

2 tbspsbutter

1.5 lbsred potatoes

quartered

2 tbspsolive oil

3 tspsminced garlic

parmesan

fresh basil

to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Season the drumsticks with basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. Heat butter to medium in a skillet and brown the chicken 2-3 minutes per side. Add the potatoes to the slow cooker. Toss with olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper and thyme. Layer the chicken and accumulated juices from the pan on top. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours. Internal temperature should read 165°F. Garnish with fresh basil and serve with parmesan.

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