Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Eating clean doesn’t mean that you have to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. And using the crock pot is the perfect way to ensure that you can have a healthy meal without lots of labor. What I particularly love about using the slow cooker for a recipe like this is that I can make a easy healthy meal without heating my kitchen during the summer months. Living in South Carolina that is huge for me! I avoid using my oven whenever possible. My house is only 1100 sq feet and using the oven just makes most of my house warmer than I would like.

Of course, I use this recipe all throughout the year because it’s just so darn easy. And of course, buying a whole chicken and using it for different recipes throughout the week (or even freezing tsome of the cooked chicken to use at a later time), just makes cooking from scratch much easier!

This recipe was very quick to put together. And it smelled absolutely fantastic and was so moist and tender! When I put the thermometer in to make sure that it was hot enough, the entire chicken fell apart! It was very yummy too!!

If you like a little heat with your meal, then you can always add some cayenne pepper to the seasoning mix.  I love serving this recipe with a nice Greek Salad during the summer months. During the fall and winter I love to pair it with some roasted potatoes for a complete meal.

This recipe is both gluten and grain free.

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

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Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 480 minutes Total Time: 490 minutes

Serves: 6

Recipe Ingredients

• 1 3-4 pound chicken (with any giblets removed)
• 1 large onion, chopped into large chunks
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp rosemary
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Recipe Instructions

1. Spray the crock pot with organic olive oil.
2. Chop the onion into big chunks and spread it a layer in the bottom of the crock.
3. Mix all of the spices in a small bowl.
4. Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken.
5. Place prepared chicken on top of the onion layer.
6. Cook on low for 7-8 hours.