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Perfect Crockpot Chicken

May 25, 2015 By Tekesha 4 Comments

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

I’m so desperate to be done with decorating my house. Every day when I come home, there are boxes in front of my door and phone calls to return from delivery people. I have to remind myself to live and enjoy life now and not to wait for everything to be perfectly in its place. Today’s recipe is all about the technique. Elevating a whole chicken off the base of the crockpot allows it to brown beautifully and cooking it at a lower temperature than in the oven means the meat is fall-off-the-bone-tender. I used Goya Sazon seasoning because that’s what I like, but you could easily swap it out for a couple tablespoons of Cajun seasoning or rotisserie seasoning or any spice mix you prefer. It’s my little slice of perfection after a messy day!

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Perfect Crockpot Chicken
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
3 hours
Total time
3 hours 5 mins
 
Perfectly cooked chicken in a crockpot! Elevating the bird on top of foil allows it to easily brown on all sides.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4-lb chicken
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 packets Goya Sazon
  • 4 balls of foil
Instructions
  1. Remove inside bag from the chicken.
  2. Crush 4 pieces of foil into balls and place in the bottom of the crockpot.
  3. Rub Goya Sazon seasoning and olive oil all over the chicken, including the inside cavity.
  4. Cook in crockpot on high for 3 hours.
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You’ll need:

  • 4-lb chicken
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 packets Goya Sazon
  • 4 balls of foil

Remove inside bag from the chicken. You can use the contents to make a gravy, but usually I just chuck it in the trash. I think it’s almost a rite of passage to forget to remove this bag at least once, lol.

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

Crush 4 pieces of foil into balls and place in the bottom of the crockpot. Peeled potatoes would also be a good substitute for the foil.

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

Rub seasoning and olive oil all over the chicken, including the inside cavity.

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

Cook in crockpot on high for 3 hours.

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

Juicy and delicious!

Perfect Crockpot Chicken

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Comments

  1. Adam J. Holland says

    May 25, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    The slow cooker is so underrated … especially this time of year. It’s convenient, almost fool-proof and produces delicious (insert dish here) every time. But the really cool thing about the slow cooker is that it does all of this without heating up the house. — Looks delicious, Tekesha. And I notice you are eating it with Italian flat green beans! Bravo!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      May 25, 2015 at 12:21 PM

      Thanks, Adam! You are so right about the slow cooker. It is truly my salvation in the summer (wtf happened to spring this year?!). 😀

      Reply
  2. Rachel says

    May 26, 2015 at 6:44 AM

    I have the worst luck when it comes to oven-roasting chickens…So much so, that I refuse to do a whole bird anymore. I’m going to give this method a try, though, and see if I can turn my luck around!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      May 26, 2015 at 6:54 AM

      Oh yes. I have pulled many a chicken from my oven thinking it was done, but it was totally raw on the inside or completely over cooked. Lol! Definitely give this a try!

      Reply

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