Crock Pot Whole Chicken

This is probably the easiest recipe you will ever come across! There are several ways to do it, but every time, you end up with delicious chicken! The basic recipe is to cook a whole fryer chicken in the crockpot. One version is as follows:

Whole fryer chicken
4 potatoes, washed and wrapped in tin foil
salt/pepper
Place wrapped potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Place whole chicken on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook on low 7-8 hours in the crockpot.

I have made that version many times, but I tried this a few nights ago and loved it! With this next recipe, not only can you eat off the chicken for several days, but you end up with a great chicken broth to freeze and use again!

Whole fryer chicken
8 sm red potatoes
1 bag of mini baby carrots
1 can chick broth
poultry season

Make sure to remove the giblet pack from inside the bird. I wash the bird off as well. Place the chicken in the crockpot. Pour in one can of chicken broth. Add the bag of carrots and the potatoes. Sprinkle the bird with whatever season you like. I used poultry season. I have used lemon pepper, just salt and pepper, season salt.. whatever you like! Place the lid on and cook for 7-8 hours on low. When done, remove the bird and veggies. The chicken will fall apart, so remove it carefully. Pour your stock water into freezer containers for later, or save it for rice to go with your chicken! The possibilities are endless! We usually pull the chicken off the bone and eat it with the veggies for dinner. I save the leftover chicken for chicken salad, chicken sandwiches, wraps, or on top of salads!