Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken will become a regular on your weeknight dinner plan. So tender, so juicy, and so easy. Made at home in your slow cooker, you can serve this one as a hearty main course. Or use the meat for countless easy dinner options.
Why Do We Love Rotisserie Chicken?
I swear I can smell rotisserie chicken cooking from a mile away. Running a morning errand at a store that’s even anywhere near a grocery store and I’m a gonner. They fire up those rotisserie cookers early in the morning, so that the aromas wafting through the air will magically lure us into the store. And they do!
They’re incredibly flavorful, incredibly addictive, and an incredibly easy dinner option.
I find some of the grocery store rotisserie chickens to be a little on the small side and sometimes a bit peculiar in how they’re cooked. Not always.
And of course Costco is the king of rotisserie chicken. Big meaty beautiful chickens for $4.99. You simply have to grab one every time you’re in Costco. I recently read an article that Costco looses money on those chickens. I don’t doubt that a bit, but they’re in the back of the store and I always grab a couple of impulse items on the way to the checkout, so I’m sure their financial situation remains profitable. 🙂
But what if you arrived home to that same tempting aroma, wafting from your very own kitchen. And you didn’t even have to go through self checkout on your way home. Or purchase a rotisserie machine.
So let’s talk about making a rotisserie chicken at home. In the crock pot.
Ways to Use Left Over Rotisserie Chicken
One of the best things about a rotisserie chicken is the fact that it can be used to make many easy meals. Here are some ideas.
- Add to greens for a main course Chicken Salad
- Make Chicken Soup
- Easy Chicken Tacos
- Make a Southwestern Chicken Sandwich
- How about Three Cheese Chicken Lasagna
- Tortilla Chicken Pizza Appetizer
- Chicken Fried Rice
Rotisserie Chicken In The Slow Cooker
I read about this recipe on Saturday and it was in my crockpot on Monday. It’s delicious! And isn’t it always a treat to come home from work to a house smelling like savory comfort.
The spices in this recipe are an incredible combination. And it’s almost as easy as grabbing a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. And of course tastier.
After seasoning, the chicken is placed in the crockpot on a bed of sliced onions. Once cooked, I suggest that you take a bite of onion before serving. As you can tell, they were so good they ended up as a side dish with the meal.
This chicken will be a frequent visitor to our dinner table.
Rotisserie Chicken In The Crockpot
I hope you give this slow cooker rotisserie chicken recipe a try. And if you do please come back and give the recipe a star rating. And leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.
And if you have a favorite crock pot chicken recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
More Crockpot Chicken Recipes
- Crockpot Chicken Sliders
- Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Wild Rice Soup
- Crockpot BBQ Chicken Sandwich Recipe
- Southwestern Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken
And if you’re looking to beef up your chicken recipe database, don’t miss my Chicken Category. You’ll find a ton of recipes to cluck over and the most favorite chicken recipe on my site, Easy Baked Chicken Parmesan.
An absolutely delicious alternative to picking up a rotisserie chicken at the store. Easy and wonderful with flavor.
- For the Chicken:
- 3 – 4 pounds Whole Chicken
- 1 medium onion sliced into rings
- 1 whole Lemon quartered (optional)
- 1/2 cup Water or chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Rosemary crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili powder
- Seasoning to sprinkle over chicken after it’s placed the crockpot:
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Paprika
- 1 Tablespoon Kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
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Combine all spices (garlic powder through chili powder) spices in small bowl. With your hands, loosen skin on chicken and distribute mixture evenly between meat and skin. Place lemon quarters in cavity of bird.
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Place onion in bottom of slow cooker. Add water or stock. Top with chicken — breast side down — so that (chicken) is not coming in direct contact with the bottom of the cooker.
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Sprinkle the paprika, salt and Old Bay over Chicken.
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Cook 6-7 hours on ‘low’ setting, or 4-5 hours on ‘high’ setting.
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With sides, this serves a family of five. (Strain and freeze the resulting stock, and make sure you treat yourself to the onions!)
Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken…It’s What’s for Dinner.
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adam @unorthodoxepicure says
July 7, 2013 at 4:30 pmHow nice are you for the kind words? Thank you! I’m truly flattered. I read your recipes and ramblings too, and you are a true inspiration.
As for the slow cooker chicken… We mostly see slow-cooker recipes in the winter, and I never understood why. Sure, I like to grill in summer, but slow cookers are built to keep the kitchen cool! Are they good in winter? Absolutely! But comfort food in the summer tastes great! — It’s easier to pick up a rotisserie bird at the grocery store, but not as cheap. (Besides, they use the chicken that is nearly expiring!)
My only issue with YOUR slow-cooker chicken is that it looks a hell of a lot better than mine. 😉
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:57 pmawwww-shucks. Coming from a professional that’s a great compliment Adam. Thanks again for this great recipe. I do use my slow cooker year round, but I do think most people associate with comfort food – Winter food.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
July 8, 2013 at 4:52 amWhat a beautiful plate Lea Ann. We’re big chicken lovers at our house.
Sam
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:55 pmUs too, and especially those rotisserie chickens from the store. Had to try this recipe.
Larry says
July 8, 2013 at 6:09 amThat’s a great looking piece of chicken Lea Ann. We don’t use our crock pot often enough but I’m pretty sure I can’t use a Rotisserie in it :-). I’m off to check out Adam’s blog. Have a great week.
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:54 pmno….. wouldn’t try the rotisserie in the crockpot. Too funny. My grill doesn’t have one. I suppose I could buy one for it.
Karen Harris says
July 8, 2013 at 6:20 amI use my slow cooker just as much in the summer as in the winter. Love coming home after being gone all day to the smell of dinner waiting for me. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. It sounds delicious.
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:54 pmCouldn’t agree more Karen. That’s the best part about a crockpot.
Jenn says
July 8, 2013 at 6:49 amThis looks and sounds delicious! And, of course, you can’t go wrong with the ease of a crockpot!!
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:53 pmAmen Jenn.
Karen says
July 8, 2013 at 10:43 amThis chicken looks really delicious. In the summer, we usually do beer-butt chicken on the grill, but the next time, I think I’ll give this recipe a try.
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:53 pmKaren, Beer butt is on my list of things to make, never have.
Rocky Mountain Woman says
July 8, 2013 at 11:49 amHere’s to crockpot chicken on hot summer days!
I’ll have to give Google+ a look – Facebook scares me!
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:53 pmLet me know if I can help with G+
Holly says
July 8, 2013 at 6:52 pmGreat photo Lea Ann! And how did you get such a beautiful color on the chicken without browning it first? It’s gorgeous and will be recreated in my kitchen soon with hopefully the same results!
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:51 pmIt’s that last set of spices that colors the chicken. Let me know. This was my first time to make it and I thought everything went very well.
Penny says
July 9, 2013 at 9:14 amBeautiful chicken Lea Ann. You know I will try it. Thanks for the info on Google + and Chef Dennis and Adam’s blogs.
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:46 pmYou’re welcome Penny. I’ve been enjoying your photos from France. Thanks for stopping by.
ATasteOfMadness says
July 9, 2013 at 12:57 pmI can’t believe I don’t own a slow cooker. It seems like I’m definitely missing out. This looks super!
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:45 pmA slow cooker is really nice to have, and on a year round basis. You just have to be organized enough to get things going in the morning. And chicken is a little harder because it only takes about 5 – 6 hours to cook. If you work and are gone for longer than that, it gets tricky.
Lea Ann says
July 10, 2013 at 3:56 pmThank you Ansh … let me know how you like it.
Chris says
July 11, 2013 at 6:40 pmThat looks gorgeous. Just added you in G+
Lea Ann says
July 12, 2013 at 5:46 amThanks Chris, I saw that, back atcha.
Vickie says
July 15, 2013 at 10:45 amIf I had to name a favorite meat dish, it would be roast chicken. I cannot wait to try this version. I would never have guessed that it came from a crockpot! We have no A/C up here, so summer means little or no cooking indoors and I can’t have my roast chicken unless I buy them already made. I’m checking out Adam’s blog – looks fun!
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:39 pmI hope you like it, we thought it was really good. The spices are outstanding, and that brown color comes from that last set of paprika mix. Knowing you, you’re going to like Adam’s blog.
Judy says
August 13, 2013 at 4:28 pmI’ve only just found you. I don’t have a crockpot either. I wouldn’t know what to do with it to be honest. I was once upon a time very good in the kitchen but then I stopped cooking and baking and lost my self confidence. I’m trying to get back. It’s going slowly but has moved a bit. I made mac and cheese for the first time and I made my popular mushroom alfredo. I love reading all the blogs I’m finding.
Lea Ann says
August 14, 2013 at 6:56 amThanks for stopping by Judy. I sure hope you get back into the swing of cooking. So much healthier than eating out. Thanks for stopping by and the comment.
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
March 7, 2014 at 5:49 pmI love G+ too, Lea Ann! I just started following you 🙂 Thanks so much for bringing this delicious recipe to the Saturday Night Fever link up….I never would have though to make rotisserie chicken in a crock pot. This looks and sounds delicious!
Lea Ann Brown says
March 8, 2014 at 6:10 amThanks Cathy for the party. And for stopping in and the comment.
wanda ll says
May 20, 2014 at 6:40 amYou didn’t say or show how much water to put in bottom. Do you put something under chicken to keep it out of the water? Is that what the onion is for? Sorry but you really didn’t tell how to do that.
Lea Ann Brown says
May 21, 2014 at 5:47 amThanks Wanda, I’ve email you.
Mary Marshall says
October 5, 2016 at 6:19 amYummmm! Love chicken of all kinds and this looks so good to me! Thanks Lea Ann and Adam for the great recipe.
Lea Ann Brown says
October 5, 2016 at 8:48 amI love Adam’s blog and want to make everything he posts. This is a great recipe of his.
Christine says
October 6, 2016 at 3:01 pmYum! Looks amazing!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 8, 2016 at 12:45 pmThanks Christine.
Kathy Walker says
October 9, 2016 at 7:47 amOh yes! It’s going to be a wonderful week of cooking…. This sounds so easy… At the moment I can only imagine the great flavor!
Kathleen says
October 17, 2016 at 7:08 amI just found you through the Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken recipe you posted i2013. We have been depending heavily on those rotisserie chickens and I, too, have been concerned about ingredients. Here is why. My husband needs to lose 60 pounds. He has dicey kidneys and fatty liver, of course with all that gut fat. I’m looking for low sodium, low saturated fat, low calorie recipes. I am very seriously chronically ill, so recipes a non cook can prepare (my husband is often forced to prepare something when I’m flat out too sick to stand) or recipes requiring minimum prep. (I have zero energy.) My ruined digestive system requires no milk and minimum gluten. Allergic to cow’s milk, lactose and casein. I also have reactive hypoglycemia. I can tolerate a bit of flour. Most gluten free recipes are inedible to me and certainly my picky, sweet tooth resentful dieter. What a mess. I couldn’t find nutrition info for the crockpot chicken you originally posted in 2013. Can you help me? Any ideas re other recipes? I found this chicken recipe while looking for apple crisp recipe I could use for husband who wanted to know if store bought frozen and bake apple turnovers were on his list. Ha!
Susan E. Kehoe says
May 7, 2018 at 6:15 pmI was skeptical about the slow cooker process producing the flavor of a rotisserie chicken, but this hit the spot. Tender and loads of flavor! Oh! And easy
Lea Ann Brown says
May 8, 2018 at 3:07 pmThank you so much for your message and the positive remarks. So glad you liked the recipe. I make it often.
Glen Powers says
September 16, 2019 at 6:19 pmWhat is the first ingredient ” 1 lbs – Broiler/Fryer Chicken 3-4″ ?
Does that mean buy a one pound chicken to serve 3-4?
Thank you. Love your recipes and comments.
Lea Ann Brown says
September 17, 2019 at 10:12 amHi Glen. Thank you so much for your note. I’ve updated the recipe to answer your questions. Appreciate the “heads-up”