Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken Recipe

An absolutely delicious alternative to picking up a rotisserie chicken at the store. Easy and wonderful with flavor.

Course Main Course Chicken

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 5

Servings

Calories 311kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Equipment

Crockpot

Ingredients

5 pounds Whole Fryer Chicken giblets removed, 3 - 5 pound chicken
2 medium onions peeled and sliced into rings
1 whole Lemon quartered (optional)
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 teaspoon Onion powder
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon Dried Thyme
½ teaspoon Dried Rosemary crushed
½ teaspoon Black pepper
½ 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
½ cup water or chicken broth

Instructions

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.
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.
Sprinkle the paprika, salt and Old Bay over Chicken.
Cook 4-5 hours on ‘high’ setting.
With sides, this serves a family of five. (Strain and freeze the resulting stock, and make sure you treat yourself to the onions!)

Notes

About whole chickens. Some chickens are injected with a water solution for "plumping" reasons. If you have purchased one of these chickens you will find it swimming in liquid once it's cooked. Purchase a high quality chicken (recommended) for this recipe. You'll find whole chickens at Whole Foods or reputable quality butcher shops that are natural without injected liquids. The end result will be a chicken cooking in natural juices.

If you have a large crockpot, you can make this recipe with a larger roasting chicken, which can weigh in at 5 - 7 pounds. Adjust cooking time 6-7 hours.

Want the skin crispier? Remove chicken from the crockpot and place it on a sheet pan. Adjust the oven rack to the chicken will sit about 5 inches below the broiler. Broil chicken just long enough for the skin to crisp.

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