Update- Try the new Slow Cooker Buttered Lemon Herb Rotisserie Chicken version!
I usually buy Rotisserie chickens for quick meals, but once I learned of this recipe from the Slow Cooker recipe book, I was hooked. Not only does it save money, but it’s delicious. First, rinse the chicken and remove the neck and giblets (you can also buy the chicken with these already removed). Then you prepare the rub, all you need is:
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3.5-4 lbs)
2 Tbsp Paprika
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional!)
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
2 Tbsp garlic powder or 3 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Place all of your ingredients in a small bowl and stir in water by the teaspoon until a paste forms. Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray and place the chicken in, breast side up. I hate the look and feel of raw chicken, but trust me- it will be good when it’s done!
Coat the chicken inside and out with the paste. Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours or on high 3.5-4.5 hours. Make sure the thickest part of the thigh registers at 180 degrees. Wow, how simple is that? You can use the leftover chicken to make a variety of recipes like Chicken and Gnocchi Soup, Quesadillas and Queso Pizza. I made Chicken and Dumplings tonight!
If you’d like to make “real” Rotisserie Chicken, you can find an inexpensive at-home Rotisserie Convection Ovens
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Does it come out of the crock pot as a whole chicken yet to put it in a pan to put it under the broiler or does it fall apart to much to do that? Is it better just to remove the skin? I like the skin to be crispy not flabby so I’m wondering if I should just remove the skin from it before cooking.
@ Suny:
nope
OMG thanks for sharing this! I am always going to the store to buy rotisserie chicken! NOT NO MORE!!! We even use the left overs for pot pie! (Shred left over chicken, add cream of potato, cream of chicken, can of mixed veggies, top with pie crust, BAKE!) My kids love it! Thanks again for sharing this wonderful recipe!!!!
I’m just curious, in the picture the chicken looks like it’s breast-side down. Is it supposed to be down or up? I’m making this tonight. I did put it in breast-side up. I can’t wait to try it!!!
Wonderful recipe!!!! So easy and delish!!! My family loved it and requests it often!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
You don’t need any liquid in crockpot??
I made this tonight after finding it on Pinterest, and I was pretty skeptical – I thought for sure you had either put the chicken under a grill or photoshopped the picture because I couldn’t see how a crock pot would make it brown like that. But it worked! It was SO good, and everyone wolfed it down.
Although I’m a pretty good cook and not afraid to experiment, I usually avoid dealing with whole chickens because they’ve always seemed ‘hard’ to me. However, this recipe was super easy, used ingredients I already had on hand and tasted amazing. Thanks for sharing! :-)
I am making this now and it should be done when we wake. I hope it turns out good because we are out of food till pay day on Wednesday. I will let you know how it turns out.
Recipe was great!! The skin didn’t come out nice and brown though. I ended up putting it under the broiler to brown it up a bit. I also put cubed potatoes in under the chicken so that I didn’t have to make a side dish seperately. Over all, a great recipe.
This looks amazing! Going to try it this weekend for sure. :-)