Easy Slow Cooker Roast Chicken Recipe

Sort of contradicts itself right? But this super easy Slow Cooker Whole Roast Chicken Recipe with delicious crispy skin is a real winner. Roast dinner is my favourite meal of the week, yes I know its an all day commitment, however the rewards are so worth the effort.

After discovering slow cooker lamb shank recently, it made me realise that a great roast dinner doesn’t have to be cooked in the oven, and chicken meat is so much more succulent and easier to cook in the slow cooker.

Thus I have been dying to try out a whole chicken in the slow cooker for some time, but do like my chicken skin crispy so had reservations. The problem is with roast chicken, there is no room for error, there is nothing worse than dry roast chicken! And this is why Whole Slow Cooker Roast Chicken is the way forward, it is sooooo moist and delicious.

Also, the big shock was that the chicken skin was still crispy! This a bit of a shock to me, but yes you can achieve a crispy skin cooking a full chicken in the slow cooker.

How To Cook Slow Cooker Roast Chicken

Shopping List

• 1 whole chicken
• 25g butter
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 1 tsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 2 red onions
• 5 large carrots
• Large slow cooker
• Cooking tongs.

Slow Cooker Roast Chicken Recipe

Peel and chop the onions in half, also peel and cut the carrots into 4.

Turn your slow cooker on high and add the onions and carrots, these will act as a base to absorb any excess moisture.

Cut the butter into two slices, lift the breast skin of the chicken and slide underneath.

Now rub the oil on the top skin, also rubbing in the herbs, salt and pepper before placing in the slow cooker on top of the onions and carrots.

Cook for 6 hours on high, checking occasionally, the internal temperature of the chicken needs to get to 165°. Removing the lid for the last half an hour, this allows the skin too crisp up.

When removing the chicken use kitchen tongs but with a spatula underneath the chicken to support it, you slow cooked chicken will be super tender.

Why I Use A Large Slow Cooker.

I used my large slow cooker for this recipe, the chicken looks a little lost and would easily fit in my small slow cooker. However I feel there is less moisture in the larger slow cooker as it cooks quicker. There was enough moisture to keep the chicken succulent, but not too much to stop the skin from crisping.

More Flavour Ideas For Slow Cooker Roast Chicken Chicken

We adored the pepper, herb combination, however if you want to mix up the flavours a little try out the following seasonings for your slow cooker roast chicken. Note I would still pop a little butter under the skin for that extra flavour. But also use the following combinations with olive oil on the skin.

• Lemon and herb
• Lemon and garlic
• Garlic and herb
• Rosemary, salt and pepper
• Balsamic vinegar and pepper
• Paprika, salt and pepper.