5.0 from 54 votes
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
A Slow Cooker Whole Chicken makes a roast dinner so much easier and leaves your oven free for those crispy roasted veggies. Shred this chicken up and use in meals throughout the week.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 232 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1.6 kg whole chicken
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon dried basil
- 0.5 lemon (juice only)
Instructions
- Roll up three pieces of aluminium foil into balls and place them at the bottom of the slow cooker pot.
- Place the whole chicken on top of the foil balls.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients.
- Cover the chicken with the dressing.
- Cook for 7-8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
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Notes
- Make different flavored chicken with your favorite spice blend, like fajita of Cajun.
- This recipe is for a medium sized chicken, however that might be too big for your slow cooker, so check the size.
- Shred the chicken up and us it in meals for the rest of the week.
- Don't skip the foil ball step, as it stops the chicken from steaming in its juices
- If you want crispy skin, put the whole chicken under the grill for 5 minutes after it has finished cooking.
- Save the juices to make a gravy with.
- Be careful when lifting the chicken out of the slow cooker as it will try to fall apart. Try to get someone to help you and using spatulas all around it, slowly lift it out.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
232kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
73mg
(3%)
Potassium
196mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
258IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 232kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 73mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 196mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 258IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.