Crock Pot Whole Chicken

This Crock Pot Whole Chicken recipe creates a flavourful, rotisserie-style chicken dinner, right in your slow cooker. The chicken is so moist and juicy, it will literally fall off the bone!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, International

Keyword Crock Pot Whole Chicken, Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Servings people

Calories 250kcal

Ingredients

3 lbs whole chicken
2-3 Tbsp seasoning I used 1 Tbsp poultry seasoning and 1 Tbsp cajun seasoning
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 silicone rack

Instructions

Pat dry chicken really really really well with a paper towel.
Add silicone rack to the bottom of your crock pot, place chicken over the slow cooker and season the back of the chicken so whatever seasoning falls off, falls into the crockpot.
Place chicken back side down onto silicone rack, then season the top part (breasts and legs).
Add 1/2 cup chicken broth to the bottom of the crock pot without wetting the chicken.
Place lid on the slow cooker and set to 8 hours on low. This chicken cooks best on low and a minimum of 8 hours only. On high, the skin won't become nice and brown and the meat will dry out a lot.
I recommend removing the skin, shredding the chicken and mixing it with the drippings. For a nice gravy-like consistency you may want to transfer the dripping to a pan and bring to a boil and reduce.

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Nutrition

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