The Best Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give The Best Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 19 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. For 19 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of onion, garlic powder, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. 95044 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. It is brought to you by 100 Days of Real Food. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 28%. Crock Pot Freezer Packs: One Pot Chicken Dinner, Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie, and Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon cayenne (red) pepper

1 large chicken

½ teaspoon garlic powder

1 onion

1 teaspoon onion powder

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon thyme

Equipment:

slow cooker

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine the dried spices in a small bowl.Loosely chop the onion and place it in the bottom of the slow cooker.Remove any giblets from the chicken and then rub the spice mixture all over. You can even put some of the spices inside the cavity and under the skin covering the breasts.Put prepared chicken on top of the onions in the slow cooker, cover it, and turn it on to high. There is no need to add any liquid.Cook for 4 5 hours on high (for a 3 or 4 pound chicken) or until the chicken is falling off the bone. Don't forget to make your homemade stock with the leftover bones!

 

Step by step:


1. Combine the dried spices in a small bowl.Loosely chop the onion and place it in the bottom of the slow cooker.

2. Remove any giblets from the chicken and then rub the spice mixture all over. You can even put some of the spices inside the cavity and under the skin covering the breasts.Put prepared chicken on top of the onions in the slow cooker, cover it, and turn it on to high. There is no need to add any liquid.Cook for 4 5 hours on high (for a 3 or 4 pound chicken) or until the chicken is falling off the bone. Don't forget to make your homemade stock with the leftover bones!


Nutrition Information:

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427k Calories
36g Protein
28g Total Fat
4g Carbs
9% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
427k
21%

Fat
28g
44%

  Saturated Fat
8g
52%

Carbohydrates
4g
1%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
142mg
48%

Sodium
717mg
31%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
36g
72%

Vitamin B3
13mg
66%

Selenium
27µg
40%

Vitamin B6
0.74mg
37%

Phosphorus
295mg
30%

Vitamin B5
1mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin A
836IU
17%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Potassium
439mg
13%

Iron
2mg
12%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.59µg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
9%

Vitamin C
6mg
7%

Manganese
0.13mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.91mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Folate
18µg
5%

Fiber
1g
4%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

Calcium
34mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.38µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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