Garlic-Rosemary Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

This recipe uses generous amounts of rosemary and garlic that not only infuse into the chicken, but also season the potatoes that cook underneath for a savory slow cooker meal.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 509 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons rosemary
• freshly cracked salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (4 to 6 pound) whole roasting chicken
• 6 cloves garlic, halved lengthwise
• 1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add onion over the top of the potatoes.

Step 2

Remove the chicken parts inside the cavity and pat the outside of the chicken dry. Slice deep, garlic clove-width slits into your chicken with a knife. Make 4 cuts on each side of the chicken, and 1 in each of the drumsticks. Stick a sliver of garlic deep into each cut. Place the remaining chunks of garlic into the cavity.

Step 3

Cook on Low until the chicken is cooked through completely and the juices run clear when the chicken is cut, 8 to 10 hours, depending on the size. Serve with the potatoes and onions from the pot.

Step 4

Starting on the back of the chicken, season generously with about 1/2 of the rosemary and cracked salt and pepper. Add some seasoning inside the chicken's cavity as well. Flip the chicken and place it breast side up in the slow cooker on top of the potatoes and onions. Season the top of the chicken generously with the remaining rosemary and more cracked salt and pepper.