Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs

You are here:Home » Recipes » Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs

July 7, 2016 By Cris 8 Comments

This post may contain paid links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs are so simple but flavorful and delicious. The lemon pepper subtly compliments the pesto flavor on the chicken drumsticks without overpowering it. This dish is in the crock pot in less than 5 minutes and is a perfect quick and easy recipe for weeknight family meals.

Cris here. I really love quick and easy meals that I can throw into the slow cooker. One of my favorite kinds of meat for these types of recipes is definitely chicken legs. They always come out tasty and they are a favorite of Miss Add (my 8 year old) .

These Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs did not disappoint! And, they were loved by the eight year old and everyone else in the family! Mikey commented that I have forever changed his opinion of lemon pepper chicken. The trick to this dish is the delicious undertone of lemon pepper– it isn’t too strong and then that pesto is just perfect!

Note: We use referral links to products we love in our posts.

Table of Contents

Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs Notes

I whipped these up in my 6 Qt 5 in 1 Crock Pot, however, any 6 quart slow cooker will do just fine.
If you want crisper skin on these Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken legs, after slow cooking, place them on a lined cookie sheet and broil for a few minutes.
Looking for more recipes? OurRecipe Findercan help you find exactly what you need.
Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks,slowcookers and low carb essentials in ourAmazon Influencer Shop.
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
The auto-calculation of nutritional information does NOT include bun, tortilla, wrap or salad.
Finally, all crock pots cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs Recipe

5 from 5 votes

Print Pin Rate

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours hours

Ingredients

12 chicken drumsticks
3/4 cup pesto
2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
3 lemons divided

Instructions

Place your chicken in your slow cooker.I used this one
Juice one of your lemons and then drizzle the juice over your chicken drumsticks.
Then sprinkle your chicken legs with lemon pepper seasoning.
Next, brush pesto over your chicken.
Slice your remaining two lemons and then place them top of your chicken legs.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours.

Notes

I whipped these up in my 6 Qt 5 in 1 Crock Pot, however, any 6 quart slow cooker will do just fine.
If you want crisper skin on these Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken legs, after slow cooking, place them on a lined cookie sheet and broil for a few minutes.
Looking for more recipes? OurRecipe Findercan help you find exactly what you need.
Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks,slowcookers and low carb essentials in ourAmazon Influencer Shop.
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
The auto-calculation of nutritional information does NOT include bun, tortilla, wrap or salad.
Finally, all crock pots cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

Nutrition

Tried this recipe?Mention @RecipesthatCrock or tag #RecipesthatCrock!

SAVE THIS RECIPE TO YOUR FREE RECIPE BOX

On Recipes That Crock we have a way for you to save recipes toyour own free recipe box.This way you won’t ever lose a recipe. With your free RTC account, you know that your favorite recipes and all the recipes you want to try are always just a click away.

Click Here to: Learn how to use your Recipe Box on this site.

You can register (or login if you already a user) here: Register/Login Here.

NOTE: If you don’t see the recipe box save buttons, you need to sign in.

If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also enjoy these dishes

Chicken Drumstick Recipe

Crock Pot Chicken Drumstick Recipe: Easy crock pot recipe for chicken legs. So flavorful and a great trick to getting that off the grill taste! – Recipe altered from Slow Cooker Revolution.

Check out this recipe

Crock Pot Chicken Legs {Mississippi Style}

Are you looking for a delicious alternative to BBQ Chicken Legs? Our Crock Pot Chicken Legs {Mississippi Style} are incredibly flavorful, fall apart tender and so perfectly charred they’ll swear they were grilled. Shh! We’ll never tell.

Check out this recipe

Reader Interactions

Comments

Melissa @ Served Up With Love says
July 18, 2016 at 12:20 pm

This sounds fabulous! I can’t wait to try this one out. I am a lover of lemon and pesto so this is brilliant!
Reply
- Cris says
  July 20, 2016 at 3:51 pm
  
  We just love it!
  Enjoy!
Pat Cody says
July 18, 2016 at 11:17 am

My husband does not like dark meat so I hardly ever cook it so I’m wondering if you think this would be just as good with breasts. I always have boneless skinless chicken breasts in my freezer. Thanks. Love the lemon pepper flavor.
Reply
- Cris says
  July 18, 2016 at 12:37 pm
  
  Hi Pat-
  You can give it a try with breasts. I would just keep an eye on them and make sure you don’t cook too long and dry them out. Enjoy!
Sue says
July 17, 2016 at 9:07 pm

Could you substitute for the lemon pepper? Perhaps Mrs Dash?? Too much salt in lemon pepper
Reply
- Cris says
  July 18, 2016 at 12:33 pm
  
  Hi Sue-
  I don’t see why not. Let me know how it goes!
Rita Bashor says
July 17, 2016 at 8:59 pm

sounds delish! missed seeing Mikey demonstrate!
Reply
- Cris says
  July 18, 2016 at 12:39 pm
  
  Thanks Rita!
  Mikey has new demonstration videos on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 🙂

We love hearing from you, it totally makes our day! Please remember, our comment section is much like our dinner table... You don't have to like everything we serve up, but you do have to use your manners.

Note: If you cannot find the comment form on this post, comments are closed. Unfortunately due to the amount of spam we receive, we have to close comments after an initial commenting period. However, if you have any questions or feedback, you can always email us at Cris@RecipesThatCrock.com. Psst... If you want to send us a photo of a dish you created from the site, we'd love to see it any maybe even feature it on Instagram!

Crock Pot Pesto Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs - Recipes That Crock! (2024)