SLOW COOKER CHICKEN
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Slow Cooker Chicken is the secret to moist, flavorful and delicious chicken! A simple spice mix is layered between the skin and chicken allowing for maximum flavor cooked into the chicken.
I use my slow cooker year-around. In the winter I like to make soups and beef roasts in them. They’re warm and comforting. During the summer, I cook in it so I don’t heat up an already hot house by turning on the stove or oven. Plus, we’re crazy busy during the summer and the slow cooker is a great ‘hands-off’ way to enjoy a home-cooked meal.
If ever I needed a ‘hands-off’ week of cooking this was it! We just got back from vacation, my dad was in the hospital and my husband had surgery!
Calgon take me away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus I have these crazy personal goals that I set and get really mad at myself if I don’t reach them.
Thank you Type A personality!
I bet my husband wishes I had a goal of cleaning the house!
Slow Cooker Chicken
Back to my recipe! I started by making a paste with Better than Bouillon chicken base, store-bought pesto, and a seasoning blend. Rub this between the skin and the meat. Just place the whole chicken in a slow cooker and cook. Depending on the size of your chicken, it can take from four hours to eight hours to cook. I cooked my two-pound whole chicken for 5 hours on low. The chicken was literally falling apart! It was very tender, flavorful and juicy. I did not cook the vegetables in the pictures with the chicken in the slow cooker. Instead, I roasted them in the oven to bring out the natural sweetness in them. Read more about roasting vegetables.
Slow Cooker Chicken
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon paste I used Better Than Bouillon reduced sodium
- 1 tablespoon pesto
- 2 teaspoon McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Chicken seasoning
- 2 - 2.5 pound whole chicken insides removed
Instructions
- Make a past with the bouillon, pesto and seasoning. Spread it between the skin and the breast meat of the chicken.
- Place chicken in slow cooker.
- Cook on low 4 to 5 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours. I cooked a small 2 pound chicken.
- *For a 4 pound chicken, cook on low 7 to 8 hours or low 5 to 6 hours.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
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I love using my slow cooker whenever I can. It’s so great for a busy schedule. This chicken looks delicious. I’ll have to give the recipe a try. Thank you for linking at the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you again next week.
Love chicken. Like this even more because i can pop it in the slow cooker and forget about it.
Thanks for sharing
Me too! Thanks for stopping by, Michelle!
Would you believe that I still have not used my crockpot? Even after watching all of you post these amazing meals all year. Maybe you should set some goals for me as well Paula! 😉 That chicken looks delicious, I really…really need to try it…soon!!
We made 3 or 4 meals out of that chicken, totally worth it. Thanks for stopping by!
I need to do this…I roast a whole chicken almost ever other week, but never in the slow cooker. Thanks for the inspiration!
This chicken looks amazing… only 4 ingredients and cooked in the slow cooker, love it! Pinned!
Thanks so much! We eat a lot of chicken so cooking a whole one and having leftovers is great!