This weekend, I finally decided to make one of the frozen chickens I bought from Costco awhile back. This past summer my local Costco started selling organic chicken and the price for a whole chicken is quite reasonable.
Have I ever made a whole chicken before? Umm...nooo. Buuuuut, I have made a turkey {once} and cornish game hens a few times, so it's basically the same thing, right? I also didn't have a lot of time to dedicate to cooking the chicken, so my first thought was "How can I make this in the slow cooker?" Very easily, it turns out. It took me about 15 minutes to prep and 8 hours to cook.
Here's what I did to prep the bird:
* Cleaned the chicken {inside and out - I felt a little weird, since I just met this chick}
* Rubbed butter all over the outside of chicken {and, once again, inside}. I also cut little slits into the skin, so I could pat
* Seasoned the chicken with S&P, oregano, thyme and basil {to do the inside, Gary held the bird open for me}
* Stuck half of a lemon into the "cavity"
How to prep the slow cooker:
* Roll up aluminum foil into 3 balls and place them on the bottom of the slow cooker.
* Add the prepped chicken to the slow cooker, so the aluminum foil is fully supporting it.
* Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
...You're probably thinking, "Boy, that so easy and delicious. How did it end up looking?" Well, someone {me} was so hungry by the time the chicken was finishes that I forgot to take a picture of it. What can I say, it was Sunday night and I was running around like a chicken with its.....oh, never mind...I just forgot!
But I can say that it was so yummy and it gave Gary & I dinner and lunch TWICE!!
A lot of my recipes are made in the slow cooker - do YOU have a favorite way to cook food or a favorite kitchen gadget??
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