Psst… I got a secret. I got the EASIEST chicken recipe you will ever find… promise. I had never even bought a whole chicken before someone told me about this recipe years and years ago when I was on Weight Watchers (attempt # 1003 I believe…lol!)
SIDE NOTE#1: Weight Watchers taught me A LOT about food and nutrition. I ain’t knockin’ ’em. Just never worked for me on the long term. Ya see… I stink at math. Hate it worth a passion… so any program that has me adding and subtracting all day long really ain’t my schtick…. lol. Besides the spreadsheets of points– on WW I obsessed about food all day with all my point counting which eventually led to weight gain… But enough of that… we were talkin’ chicken:)
So. This recipe… it is sooo complicated. It involves Pam (the spray–you don’t have to find a woman named Pam to cook this–but you can if you want), a Whole Chicken and Lawry’s Seasoned Salt (or the equivalent of cooking gold in my opinion). I add Fresh Rosemary here… because I heart Rosemary. You could also add some minced garlic… But trust me– Pam, Chicken and Lawry’s is all you really need.
Spray your crock pot with Pam.
Rinse your whole chicken off and douse it in Lawry’s Seasoned Salt.
So, pop the lid on the pot–told you it is complicated:
Serve for dinner and store the rest for sandwiches, soups, enchiladas, etc. Whatever you’d like. Let your inner Martha be your guide.
Alfred. says
-Stir fry
-wraps/tacos
-add to soup
-salad
-for the meat lovers add to a one-pot veggie &
rice/pasta dish (at the end to heat through.)
-pizza topping maybe?
Cris Goode says
Sounds yummy!
Cris Goode says
Sounds yummy!
Lisa M. Ward says
This looks yummy!! I am going to have to do this soon. Thanks for the post: )
Sara @ Saucy Dipper says
Slow cookers are a blessing from above. How else can you get juicy meat like this? Well, I'm sure there are ways, but I'm not willing to do the work 🙂
Melissa Saenz says
Did you remove anything from the chicken before you put it in the crockpot? I’m 30 and have never cooked a whole chicken…. 🙂
Anonymous says
I typically use chickens that do not have anything stuffed inside. However, if you get one with a gravy packet, giblets or neck pieces inside, I would remove them.
Jacoll87 says
If you have any yard, you should try to grow Rosemary. We have a bush we have had for years. So far it is surviving the 100 plus temps and drought we are having. Don’t know how much cold it can take. Probably can be grown in a pot too
Shreela says
I started mine in a SIP (self irrigating pot) last year, Texas’ worst drought/heatwave ever. I spent a month away to take care of my mother after her surgery, returned to what I thought was a dead plant cuz DH couldn’t even water a SIP enough while I was away. So I didn’t bring it in for winter (somewhat mild, still freezes sometimes), yet the rosemary still came back! So yes, it’s pretty hardy, even in pots.
Anonymous says
Yum! I am totally going to do this! Thanks for sharing!
Kailea Buley says
The hardest part of this recipe is getting the chicken out of the crock pot, because the meat just falls off the bones. Enjoy!
air says
lawry’s and pam aren’t that good for you…. fake processed ingredients
Kristinfriesen says
Substitute organic olive oil and costco’s organic no salt seasoning. Tastes better and is much better for you.
Joe Rojas says
I love using my misto pump olive oil sprayer, havent bought Pam in a decade. Makes a good x-mas present!
Jamie says
Wow! That’s kind of a lot of steps. Maybe you could simplify it a bit. 😉
Cris Goode says
I know, right? 😉
Tina says
thanks pinning this now
Renna Hanlon says
So, you don’t add any liquid to the pot? 😮
I live in northeast Texas, and I have a HUMONGOUS Rosemary plant growing on the south side of my house. I planted it a few years ago from a 6″ pot. Though our winters are milder than some, we have had years of week long snow, as well as ice-storms since I’ve planted it. Talk about a hardy plant! So, unless you live in the northern tundra, you might consider planting some.
Can’t wait to try your recipe! 🙂
Anonymous says
No water! I am so jealous of your plant! I just got an aerogarden, so I may give it a try again.
Joe Rojas says
I live in Chicago and our rosemary survived our mild winter…the only good that comes out of global warming 😉
mora2 says
I heart rosemarie as well and I grew some over the summer and then completely forgot about it and wouldn’t you know- I went out to see if the parsley was still growing ( in February) and it was along with my forgotten rosemarie bush. So if you love Rosemarie, I suggest planting a bush . It is incredibly hardy and if I couldn’t kill it then I doubt any one could. 🙂
michelle says
I assume I could do this with chicken breasts? I hate deboning a chicken. I know I won’t get the dark meat and it probably won’t be as moist, but I’m thinking it would work for casseroles, etc. I think though, I would need to add some liquid – since I don’t think it will cook down without skin like your whole chicken does. Thanks! (P.S. I grow Rosemary. It’s very easy. If you love it – you should grow it!)
crisgoode says
If you did chicken breasts, I would add a little bit of chicken broth. Maybe 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup. Thanks for the tip on Rosemary.
Jennifer Brown says
Great easy recipe!! Thanks for sharing. (here’s a tip for savings fresh herbs to make them last a lot longer… my market switched too) Break off pieces of your preffered herb (basil, rosemary, cilantro, etc. even roasted garlic) and then fill with extra virgin olive oil, and freeze) I keep these in freezer bags or tupperware and use a cube at a time when I make pasta sauce, stir fry, even the crock pot! 🙂