Chicken slow-cooked in pickles make the juiciest, most tender chicken around. The pickles are not meant to be eaten and the flavor is very mild, so don't let the pickles scare you.
Preparation Time
5 mins
Cooking Time
4 hr
Total Time
4 hr 5 mins
Calories
379 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Cook on High for 4 hours.
Step 2
Rub poultry seasoning all over chicken. Place chopped pickles in the cavity of the chicken. Pour broth into the slow cooker and add the chicken.
Step 3
Carefully transfer chicken to a large baking pan. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to low. Broil chicken for 10 minutes or until skin has browned.
Step 4
Carve chicken and discard carcass. Season with salt and pepper.
Ingredients
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
1 (5 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
1 (16 ounce) jar whole kosher dill pickles, roughly chopped
