Crockpot Roasted Whole Chicken Recipes

CROCKPOT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse your chicken and pat it dry with paper towels. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
• Sprinkle a small amount of the seasoning inside the chicken.
• Brush with the melted butter and then thoroughly coat the outside of the chicken with the remaining seasonings.
• Place 5-6 small foil balls into the bottom of your slow cooker and then place the chicken on top of the balls so it's suspended above the bottom of the crockpot.
• Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or on low for 6-8 hours or until the chicken is cooked through to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees when tested.

WHOLE CHICKEN SLOW COOKER RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
• Rub seasoning mixture over the entire chicken to evenly season. Put rubbed chicken into a large resealable plastic bag; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove chicken from bag and cook in slow cooker on Low until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 4 to 8 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CROCKPOT WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the onion, carrots and potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker. Arrange them in a single layer as much as possible.
• In a small bowl, stir together the spice rub ingredients: paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried thyme, salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish to catch any excess juices. If there is a bag of innards in the cavity of the chicken, remove it and discard. Drain out any liquid that may be in the cavity.
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Loosen the skin around the breasts. Rub the olive oil and then the spice rub over the chicken, rubbing some of the seasoning under the skin on the breasts if possible.
• Place the lemon pieces and fresh rosemary or thyme sprigs in the cavity of the chicken. Optional: tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
• Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker, breast side up. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, until the chicken registers at least 165° F in the thickest part of the leg, not touching the bone. Avoid opening the slow cooker lid during the cook time, as this can cause too much heat to escape the slow cooker.
• You can serve the chicken and vegetables as is, or use the following steps to brown the chicken and vegetables and make a gravy.

SLOW-COOKER ROTISSERIE-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, chili powder and salt.
• Pat chicken dry, both inside and outside, with paper towels. Rub chicken all over with brown sugar mixture.
• Place chicken, breast-side up, in slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours or until legs move easily when lifted or twisted and thermometer inserted in thickest part of inside thigh reads at least 165°F. Remove chicken from slow cooker; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CROCKPOT, ROASTED WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Take the whole chicken, if frozen, will take abt 4 hours in the crockpot. If not frozen, cook about 2 hours in the crockpot. Do not add water to the crockpot, the liquid from the chicken will serve as the juice.
• 2. When moving chicken from crockpot to baking pan,I used my cast iron skillet, and rub the whole chicken with the soft butter. Crush with fingers each of the seasonings between your fingers as you spread it over the chicken,AFTER YOU RUB IN THE BUTTER.
• 3. The oven should be at 350 degrees, and bake for 1 hour. It comes out nice and brown as well as crispy. It is very moist inside too, and not dry.
• 4. Cut up in pieces and serve on each plate. Sometimes will place on a bed of sticky or even fried rice, and cover with chicken brown gravy which is made from the juice of the whole chicken.
• 5. CHICKEN GRAVY: Juice from chicken will be a couple of cups. Use same skillet as the chicken was roasted in. Add all the ingredients and mix well. Add more cornstarch if needed. Use whisk to mix it all up as it is cooking. The heat should be medium high, cooks faster and thickens better. Once it does thicken, turn off the stovetop and keep stirring with whisk until it is as thick as you want it. Remove from stove to another burner that is off. Spoon over the chicken and rice, can top with grated pepperjack cheese or another kind you like. Top with small chopped green onions as garnish...

CROCK POT WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the spices.
• Remove any giblets from chicken and clean chicken.
• Rub spice mixture onto the chicken.
• Place in resealable plastic bag and refrigerate overnight. (I usually skip this step because I'm always in a hurry).
• When ready to cook, put chopped onion in bottom of crock pot.
• Add chicken. No liquid is needed, the chicken will make its own juices.
• Cook on low 4-8 hours.
• Note: I highly recommend a pop-up timer in the chicken because some crock pots cook faster/slower than others (my crock pot cooks this recipe in 4-5 hours).

THE BEST WHOLE CHICKEN IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Combine the dried spices in a small bowl.
• Loosely chop the onion and place it in the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Remove any giblets from the chicken and then rub the spice mixture all over. You can even put some of the spices inside the cavity and under the skin covering the breasts.
• Put prepared chicken on top of the onions in the slow cooker, cover it, and turn it on to high. There is no need to add any liquid.
• Cook for 4 - 5 hours on high (for a 3 or 4 pound chicken) or until the chicken is falling off the bone. Don't forget to make your homemade stock with the leftover bones!

ROAST CHICKEN IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Crumple three pieces of aluminum foil and place in the middle of your slow cooker.
• Add wine, garlic, onion, celery and carrot.
• Place chicken on top of aluminum foil. (You may have to push the chicken down a bit so it'll all fit in there!).
• Sprinkle chicken with herbs, salt and pepper.
• Set slow cooker to high and cook for 1/2 hour per pound.
• When ready, stick a meat thermometer into leg to ensure it is done. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan and set oven to 500º Fahrenheit.
• Roast for 8-10 minutes, or until skin is golden brown.
• Serve with roast root vegetables, mashed potatoes, or anything else you'd like!
• The best part of this recipe? After your done cooking everything, you'll have a considerable amount of jus left over from the chicken. Whisk it with some cornstarch for a truly delicious gravy, or save it in your fridge or freezer for at-the-ready soup stock when you need it in a pinch. (It's so much better than bouillon.).