Crock Pot Whole Chicken

I got the idea for this in Our Best Bites Cookbook.  Their blog is on my sidebar, love them!  This is how you make delicious rotisserie chicken at home.  It is waaaaay better, and the meat just falls off the bone, so you don't even have to carve it.  You can season this however you like, this is what I usually have around, so these are the ingredients I have used.  Get creative!  Enjoy.

Crock Pot Whole Chicken

1 whole chicken (3-5 lbs.)
Seasoning salt
pepper
2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled and halved
1 medium onion, peeled and halved
Italian seasoning mix (basil, oregano, thyme)

Make 3 medium balls of aluminum foil and place in a triangle in  your crock pot.  The chicken will sit on the aluminum balls to help circulate the heat. 

Prepare the garlic and onion. 

Rinse the chicken, clear out the inner cavity, and pat dry.  Place chicken on plate with the breasts up, legs down.  Loosen the skin, and put the garlic cloves under the skin.  Put the onion halves inside the cavity of the chicken.  Rub the seasoning salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning mix onto the chicken.

Place chicken on the foil balls.  Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours until meat thermometer inserted into the breast reads 160 degrees.

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

Now that the kids are back in school I feel the need to be back on a schedule again, and that includes making dinner each night. I have been having some trouble getting back into this routine after basically abandoning cooking this summer. If you are having the same problem here is the easiest recipe on the planet. Seriously.

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

Put your chicken pieces in the crock pot. Pour any jar of salsa over chicken. Cook in crock pot.

That's it. Fabulous! The best part is you can choose really yummy salsas to put on this and change it up. Serve over some rice and it is the perfect meal. Enjoy.