Whole Chicken in Crockpot

Idahoheartmom

Anyone have a good recipe, with nutrition information?
Thank you!

lisaidem

I've done a 12-pound turkey breast in my crockpot for one of the holidays, so that's pretty similar to a chicken. And the "recipe" (if you can even call it that) was so simple--take a dry packet of onion soup mix and rub it on the chicken in the crockpot. Cook on low for 7 hours (at most...probably done before then, but this was falling off the bone). The chicken/turkey creates its own juices and it was really moist. The nutrition info would be the same as serving of chicken or turkey, plus a negligible amount of calories (and sodium, definitely) from the packet of dry mix.

princess4mimi

I've done a 12-pound turkey breast in my crockpot for one of the holidays, so that's pretty similar to a chicken. And the "recipe" (if you can even call it that) was so simple--take a dry packet of onion soup mix and rub it on the chicken in the crockpot. Cook on low for 7 hours (at most...probably done before then, but this was falling off the bone). The chicken/turkey creates its own juices and it was really moist. The nutrition info would be the same as serving of chicken or turkey, plus a negligible amount of calories (and sodium, definitely) from the packet of dry mix.

Mmmmmm sounds delicious!!! Thanks for sharing :-)

rhodaj

I'm going to have to try the recipe... it's sound easy and to good to be true!

lisaidem

Yeah, it sounds odd that it would cook properly with just that packet of seasoning and no additional liquids. I found this idea when looking for a good way to use all my different kitchen gadgets to get a whole bunch of food on to the table at the same time for a big holiday meal. Short of installing a double-oven or risk deep frying something, I had to make good use of that crockpot. I totally scored with this.
I'm not really big into finding complicated recipes to replace food that I would have eaten "before." They tend to require ingredients that I don't normally use, or things my husband doesn't like (i.e., fat free anything). Knowing myself, I can't spend a lot of time in the kitchen or worrying about food, because I will cheat. I tend to eat more "whole" foods, meals that don't require a lot of prep. If my life revolves around food--finding food, preparing food, avoiding restaurants-- it just won't work.