Garlic-Rosemary Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Whole chicken infused with garlic and rosemary in the slow cooker is the ultimate one-pot meal, always delivering moist, foolproof, hands-off cooking

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 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 into a slow cooker; top with onion.

Step 2

Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Make 4 deep slits on each side of chicken and 1 deep slit in each leg. Press 1 garlic half deep into each slit; place remaining 2 garlic halves in cavity.

Step 3

Season cavity with salt and black pepper. Generously season outside chicken with 1 tablespoon rosemary, salt, and black pepper. Place chicken, breast-side up, into the slow cooker. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon rosemary; season with salt, and black pepper.

Step 4

Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of the chicken breast, near but not touching bone, reaches at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 8 to 10 hours. Serve chicken with potatoes and onions.