This Crock Pot Rotisserie Chicken has a ton of flavor from cooking low and slow. Stuffed with garlic and lemon and seasoned perfectly!
CROCK POT WHOLE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
This is one of our family favorite meals. The meat comes out so tender and super flavorful. You can make this as a meal or just cook it to use the meat in other recipes. I love to use it in my ROASTED CHICKEN SALAD recipe!
TIPS FOR MAKING CROCK POT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN:
- When slow cooking whole chickens, the skin will stay soft. We usually just remove the skin and serve it up that way with a little bit of gravy.
- But if you'd like to crisp up the skin, as I did here, you can easily do that. After your chicken is finished cooking, remove most of the juices (don't toss that, it makes for delicious stock!), flip the chicken over so the breast side is up. Be careful, this chicken is SO tender! Turn the broiler to low in your oven. If you have an oven-safe slow cooker insert, you can just put the whole thing under the broiler for about 4-6 minutes (or until golden and crispy.) Keep an eye on it. If you are unsure if your slow cooker insert is oven safe, just take the chicken out of the slow cooker and put it in an oven safe pan.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
whole roasting chicken
salt
freshly ground black pepper
paprika (smoked paprika is even better)
dried thyme
lemon pepperlemon
garlic
onion
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT WHOLE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN:
Combine spices in a small bowl.
Rub spice mixture all over the chicken, including the back of the chicken and the sides.
Also, be sure to sprinkle some of the seasoning inside the chicken cavity. Then stuff the chicken cavity with lemon halves, sliced garlic and onions.
Note: squeeze some of that lemon juice inside the chicken before placing the lemons inside. Also, I don't bother peeling the garlic or onions. I just put them in there as they are. Place chicken, breast side down, in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low setting for 6-8 hours (or until juices run clear.)
No other liquid needs to be added. The chicken will produce plenty of juices while it is cooking.
Enjoy!
CROCK POT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
This Crock Pot Rotisserie Chicken has a ton of flavor from cooking low and slow. Stuffed with garlic and lemon and seasoned perfectly!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
- 1 4-5 lb whole roasting chicken
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika smoked paprika is even better
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 lemon halved
- 1 in garlic bulb sliced in half
- 1 small onion quartered
Instructions
- Combine spices in a small bowl.
- Rub spice mixture all over the chicken, including the back of the chicken, the sides and in the cavity.
- Stuff the chicken cavity with lemon halves, sliced garlic and onions.
- Place chicken, breast side down, in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 6-8 hours (or until juices run clear).
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Notes
Squeeze some of that lemon juice inside the chicken before placing the lemons inside. Don't bother peeling the garlic or onions, put them in there as they are. No other liquid needs to be added during cooking. The chicken will produce plenty of juices while it is cooking. When slow cooking whole chickens, the skin will stay soft. We usually just remove the skin and serve it up that way with a little bit of gravy. But if you'd like to crisp up the skin, you can easily do that. After your chicken is finished cooking, remove most of the juices (don't toss that, it makes for delicious stock!), flip the chicken over so the breast side is up. Be careful, this chicken is SO tender! Turn the broiler to low in your oven. If you have an oven-safe slow cooker insert, you can just put the whole thing under the broiler for about 4-6 minutes (or until golden and crispy.) Keep an eye on it . If you are unsure if your slow cooker insert is oven safe, just take the chicken out of the slow cooker and put it in an oven safe pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 266mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 12.8mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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Norma Jean S.
This was delicious! I did not have garlic so I used a little bit of garlic powder. I did not put it under the broiler....it was yummy right out of the crockpot.
SuzieW
One of my favorite things about your recipes is the before photo of the ingredients. Well, and how delicious everything turns out. :0)
Sharon
This was delicious!! It made for some really good chicken sandwiches too!
Marjorie Gauntt
This recipe is delicious.