Best Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Recipes Ever

Crock Pot Whole Chicken

Tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken! Skip the overnight refrigeration if you are in a hurry. For variety, eliminate the onion and substitute a quartered lemon or two, stuffed into the chicken cavity. Chef Shapeweaver had a good suggestion: Use Fajita Seasoning Mix #28011 as another variation. Thanks! The standard size slow cookers are a bit too small and a whole chicken won't fit. You'll need a 6-quart slow cooker for this recipe.

READY IN: 23hrs

SERVES: 4

4

teaspoons salt (per recipe reviews, 2 tsp is better)
1

cup chopped onion (optional)

NUTRITION INFO

Serving Size: 1 (196) g

Servings Per Recipe: 4

AMT. PER SERVING % DAILY VALUE

Calories: 327

Calories from Fat 211 g 65 %

Total Fat 23.5 g 36 %

Saturated Fat 6.7 g 33 %

Cholesterol 106.9 mg 35 %

Sodium 2426.8 mg 101 %

Total Carbohydrate 2.2 g 0 %

Dietary Fiber 0.9 g 3 %

Sugars 0.2 g 0 %

Protein 25.6 g 51 %

DIRECTIONS

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).