Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot

I love cooking up whole chickens because you end up with a lot of meat and I can usually get 2-3 meals out of it!  

Cooking them in the Crock Pot is super easy… You just give it a bed, dress it up and turn it on…. 5-8 hours later (depending on what your cooking it on) you have dinner for the night and leftovers to make a couple more meals with!  This is great too if your gonna be gone all day … give your self an extra 15 minutes to put it together before you leave and by the time you get home the house smells like dinner!

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Here is what you will need:

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 3 carrots peeled
  • 1/2 of an onion
  • 1 granny smith apple
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1-2 tsp minced garlic
Cut up the onion and carrots in big pieces
Cut up the onion and carrots in big pieces
Make a bed at the bottom of the Crock Pot
Make a bed at the bottom of the Crock Pot
Mix all the spices together
Mix all the spices together … Feel free to add more … I didn’t have onion powder on me so I used some onion and chives seasonings I had!
add the garlic
add the garlic
and mix it together
and mix it together
Cut your apple in 4 and stuff it into the cavity of the chicken... removed and giblets before hand if you haven't already
Cut your apple in 4 and stuff it into the cavity of the chicken… removed and giblets before hand if you haven’t already
Rub the chicken down with the spices and garlic mixture
Rub the chicken down with the spices and garlic mixture
Place your bird on its bed in the Crock Pot...  Cover and turn on... High for 4-5 hours Low for 8 hours
Place your bird on its bed in the Crock Pot…
Cover and turn on…
High for 4-5 hours Low for 8 hours
It should be ready to eat... almost falling off the bone! I served it with some Quick and Easy Homemade Pasta... then the next day for lunch with some Garlic Chicken Ranch Pizza
It should be ready to eat… almost falling off the bone!
I served it with some Quick and Easy Pasta Noodles… then the next day for lunch with some Garlic Chicken Ranch Pizza

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