Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Lemon

Instead of buying a rotisserie chicken that's been sitting for hours under a warmer in your grocery store, make your own with a whole chicken, some lemon, and your slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 404 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 cup baby carrots
• 1 tablespoon salted butter, or more as needed
• 1 (4 pound) roasting chicken
• 0.5 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 0.25 teaspoon ground paprika
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.25 teaspoon ground thyme

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place carrots and onion in the cavity of the chicken. Rub the skin with butter and place in the slow cooker.

Step 2

Cut lemon in half and squeeze juice all over the chicken. Cut juiced lemon halves into wheels and place around chicken. Sprinkle parsley, salt, poultry seasoning, thyme, and paprika over top.

Step 3

Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or High for 4 to 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).