If there is one thing I love, is an easy meal that will last us a few days. For years, one of my go-to meals was a store-bought rotisserie chicken. It is delicious, fast, and inexpensive. What I didn’t realize was that a lot of the chickens I was buying, had sugar and other things I couldn’t pronounce listed under the ingredients.
There are some grocery stores that carry all-natural rotisserie chickens that are still great for nights when you are in a rut but if you have a little extra time in the morning, I have included this simple crockpot/slow-cooker whole chicken recipe.
This recipe is so versatile and easy! I used what I had on hand for this recipe and I encourage you to get creative with the veggies and spices you use. This is a good base to build from! Enjoy!
P.S. Save the bones for some homemade bone broth!
Easy Crockpot Whole Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken gizzards removed
- 1 Onion
- 4 Large Carrots
- 1 Lemon
- 4-6 Garlic Cloves
- 1-2 TBSP Grass-Fed Butter/Ghee use Ghee for Whole 30
- 1-2 TBSP Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Prepare all the vegetables before touching the chicken for easier clean up.
- Chop the onion and carrots in large chunks and place them inside the crockpot.
- Cut the lemon into small wedges. Set aside.
- Peel the garlic cloves. Set aside.
- Remove the gizzards from the chicken if it hasn’t already been done. Wash and pat dry.
- Place the chicken on the bed of veggies inside crockpot breast side up.
- Stuff the chicken with lemon wedges and garlic cloves.
- Place the butter/ghee in-between the skin and the breast being careful not to rip the skin.
- Drizzle olive oil to ensure sticking of salt and pepper.
- Generously sprinkle salt and pepper.
- Cover the crockpot and set on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Let the chicken rest and cool before cutting.
