Everyday Crock pot Whole Chicken can be seasoned however you need to fit the dish you are making. Shredded chicken is great for making chicken noodle soup, enchiladas, stuffed potatoes, chicken salad, etc. Check out some of our homemade seasonings for different crock pot chicken flavors.
If I have a Sunday with no plans I love to make different freezer meals. I start the morning by cooking a large chicken and then spend the afternoon transforming the shredded chicken into pot pies, stuffed peppers, chicken soup, enchiladas, etc. These meals are perfect to have on hand when I don’t feel like cooking one night.
Crock pot
Recipe serves: 4-5
Serving size: 4 ounces
Total time: 5 – 6 hours
I like the manual control of the crockpot versus the digital ones with delayed start and timers. We have a lot of power glitches at our house and a digital crockpot will turn off and stay off. The manual control will turn back on once the power is back.
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices.
Pantry
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dried parsley
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dried oregano
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dried basil
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garlic powder
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onion powder
Grocery
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1 whole chicken
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1 medium onion
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1 package fresh basil leaves
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1 bulb of garlic
Let's prep!
| 1 teaspoon dried parsley |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried basil |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 1 onion |
| 2 garlic cloves |
| 3 leaves of basil |
| 1 whole chicken |
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Quarter the onion
- Peel and smash 2 garlic cloves
- In a small prep bowl add:
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Let's cook!
- Complete the prep from the prep tab above.
- Coat the outside of the chicken with 1/2 the spice rub.
- Coat the inside of the chicken with the other 1/2 of the rub
- Add the following to the cavity of the chicken:
- quartered onion
- 3 leaves fresh basil
- two garlic cloves, smashed
- Add 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of the crockpot
- Place the chicken in the crockpot and cook on low.
This recipe can also be found in Weekly Dinners for 4 under $70 – Menu 2
