Slow Cooker Chicken
Di HutchisonWhole slow cooked chicken flavoured with herbs and spices.
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken organic if possible
- 1/2 cup butter flavoured with herbs and spices
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 whole lemon
- 2 whole onions peeled and halved
- 1 tbsp salt himalayan rock salt
Instructions
- Set slow cooker on high
- blend herbs of choice with butter
- loosen skin from breast, taking care to keep it intact
- stuff the butter and herb mix under the breast skin
- put the lemon inside the chicken's cavity
- drizzle oil all over the chicken
- rub salt and additional herbs over the outside of the chicken (i.e. a BBQ mix of paprika ect)
- place onion halves into the base of the slow cooker and place the chicken on top
- cook for 3-4 hours on high or until cooked
Notes
When the chicken is cooked the meat will start to fall away from the bone. If you are unsure, use a thermometer at the thickest part to check it has reached 75 degrees.
Keyword chicken, family meal, slow cooker