Whole Chicken In The Crock Pot Recipe

How to make it

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• Remove any excess fat from the chicken
• Remove any liver-giblets etc. from the inside of chicken
• Season the chicken liberally with your favorite chicken dry rub, etc inside and out
• Coarse chop a large onion and place it in your crock pot
• Place the chicken on the onions
• Stuff a lemon sliced in half into the chicken cavity
• That's it- no liquid is required
• Cook low about 6+ hours OR chicken is fully cooked
• Carefully lift out chicken to a serve platter or serving dish , chicken will fall off the bone
• Strain the liquid in the cooker and, transfer liquid to a pot- reserve the onions for garnish
• Make a gravy if desired by adding some flour and cooking and stirring till desired thickness
• Season gravy as desired
• Note: one needs a large crock pot and of course cooking times will differ somewhat which each make/model of crock pot one uses.
• Also Note, this chicken does not have crispy skin as does a roast chicken has but the chicken does get coloration from the seasonings used and the heat from the crockpot