When I first started using my crock pot, I ran into a lot of different chicken recipes, but only one recipe for cooking a whole chicken.
After getting used to cooking with the crock pot, I came up with my own recipe for crock pot Chicken. Tonight was the first time I tried it out and it came out perfect, so I decided to share it with all of you. I made Stove Top stuffing with the chicken tonight, and it went perfectly with the chicken.
Anyway, here it is:
Crock Pot Chicken
1 whole chicken (make sure you get one that is small enough to fit in the crock pot along with all the vegetables)
1 26oz. can Cream of Mushroom soup
2 or 3 large potatoes peeled and cut into large pieces
2 carrots – sliced
1 onion chopped
4 tsp. minced garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste
Place the potatoes, carrots, 1/2 of the onion, and half of the garlic into the crock pot. Add the Cream of Mushroom soup (leaving about 1Tbsp in the can) along with salt and pepper to taste. Stir until everything mixed together.
Stuff the chicken with the remaining onion and garlic. Rub the chicken down with the Cream of Mushroom soup that was left in the can along with salt and pepper to taste and place the chicken into the crock pot.
Cook on high for about 2 hours then turn down to low for 3 – 4 hours or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Watch the crock pot closely and remove broth from the crock pot as necessary. If you are making Stove Top stuffing, I suggest using the broth, instead of water, to cook the stuffing.
Note: I used a 4qt. crock pot to make this recipe. Cooking time may need to be adjusted depending upon the size and type of crock pot you are using.
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