It’s the Summer of crockpot cooking!! This time I tried a whole chicken in the crockpot. It was super easy and delicious!! There were a few tricks that I found in doing this that I’ll keep in mind for next time though-
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It's the Summer of crockpot cooking!! This time I tried a whole chicken in the crockpot. It was super easy and delicious!!
There were a few tricks that I found in doing this that I'll keep in mind for next time though-
Clean the chicken and remove the liver, giblets or anything else that comes inside it that you don't want. Pat dry with a paper towel and place into your crockpot. Seasonings:
I cut up 1 small onion and placed it in the bottom of the crockpot
1 large spoon full of minced garlic (I get mine at costco, but you could also use whole or chop your own garlic) inside the chicken
On top I sprinkled: garlic & herb seasoning and a little Italian seasoning
I didn't add ANY water or liquids which I was a little nervous about at first, but it didn't need it.
By the time the chicken was done it had enough of it's own liquid to even make a gravy. My main mistake was I cooked it on high for 5 hours.......... yea it didn't need that long, so ours was a little flaky/mushy almost.
It probably only needs 2-3 hours on high. It was literally falling apart getting it out of the crockpot- here's a picture of it on the cutting board. It had great flavor!!
And since I got the whole chicken for 50% off it was a cheap meal!