Whole Chicken In A Crock Pot

Cooking a whole chicken in a crock pot is an easy way to have dinner ready in no time at all. Juicy tender chicken with little prep to be done and the crock pot does the rest. This slow cooker recipe is so simple and easy.

Video – Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot

Ingredients

• 1 Whole Chicken
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp Granulated garlic
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 White onion
• 2 Carrots (peeled)

Equipment

• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife
• Crock Pot

7 Simple steps to cook a whole chicken in a crock pot

Follow these 7 steps to get a whole chicken that you will really enjoy. The bird comes out tender with crispy skin if you choose to do the browing in the boiler.

Now if you like this recipe so far and want a fast version of it check out my slow cooker whole chicken web story.

I love this recipe for a weekday meal!

Trim the bird

Get the chicken prepped for seasoning and cooking. You want to trim off any excess fat, look inside and remove the gizzards if there are any, and sometimes there are a few feathers to be plucked.

Dry the chicken

Take a paper towel and dry off the bird. This is going give the oil an opportunity to stick to the bird.

Oil and season

Pour 1 tbsp of olive oil over the chicken and rub it all over so that the entire bird is coated. This is going to help keep it moist and crisp the skin a little.

If you dont have olive oil I prefer to use avocado oil.

Combine all the seasoning together and sprinkle your seasoning liberally all over the chicken.

The seasoning I used in this recipe was 1 tsp granulated garlic, 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 tsp of paprika and 1/2 tsp of black pepper.

I dont add the salt to my seasoning because it is to big for the shaker. If your using kosher salt like I do then sprinkle it on at this time.

Rough cut vegetables

I add a whole white onion chopped into large pieces and 2 peeled carrots cut up into roughly 2-inch pieces. This will add even more flavor to the chicken.

As the onions and carrots cook and the juices from the chicken drip to the bottom all of those favors soak back into chicken.

The main reason is to keep the chicken from sitting in strait liquid for the entire cook.

Slow Cook the whole chicken

Spread the rough chopped veggies in the bottom of the crockpot and then lay your whole chicken, breast side up, into the crockpot. Set it to high, cover and walk away.

Check back in a few hours and your dinner should be ready to go! Make sure that you check the internal temperature which should read at least 165 degrees. It’s typcally going to be between 2.5 to 3 hrs of cook time.

Now you could cook it on low and it will just take longer. If you do it this way I suggest cooking it on high for at least an hour to help with any possibility concerns of chicken holding bacteria until the end.

I find it best to cook it on high.

Optional broil

If you want crisp skin on your bird then go ahead and place in under the broiler in your oven for 5-10 minutes. Make sure to keep a close on it because it can go from brown to burnt very fast.

I prefer to do this and you can see this step in the video.

Serve and enjoy

Carefully remove the chicken from the crock pot. Tip the bird to the side to strain out any of the juices that are inside. Set it on a plate and let it rest for about 10 minutes.

Now is the best part, carve the meat off the bones and serve with your favorite side.

Just like that dinner is served!

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