How long to cook a whole chicken in a slow cooker?
A whole chicken takes on average 4 hours in the slow cooker on high, or 7 hours on low. At the end of the cooking time use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees.
To make this into a complete chicken meal, you can add 4 cups of vegetables of your choice.Here are some ideas:– potatoes – carrots– celery– onions– mushrooms– green beans– butternut squash
1. Add vegetables to the bottom of slow cooker.2. Add chicken broth on top of veggies.3. Rub chicken wtih spices and place on top of veggies.4. Add a little butter on top to melt over.5. Cover and cook.
For juicy slow cooker chicken, use broth and create a "shelf" with veggies to avoid direct contact with the bottom of slow cooker. This will create moist juicy chicken!