Chicken in a Crock Pot

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Chicken in a Crock Pot

If the idea of cooking a whole chicken in the oven seems daunting, make it in the crock pot instead. Super easy and delivers a super moist, tender chicken.

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Total Time3 15

Servings:

Calories: 980kcal

Author: Catherine McCord

Ingredients

1 4-pound whole chicken
2-3 thyme sprigs
1 lemon, cut in half
kosher salt

Instructions

Stuff the chicken with the thyme and lemon halves and sprinkle the outside with salt.
Cook on high for 3 hours (increase time to 4 hours for a 5 pound chicken).
Using a meat thermometer, make sure the chicken is cooked to 160 degrees (the times on different slow cookers may vary).
Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes before cutting it into pieces (this allows the juices to redistribute and the chicken to remain extremely juicy).
Note: The skin on the chicken won’t be golden because this is more of a steaming method, but the meat will be outrageously moist, tender and juicy.

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