Comments on: Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:12:41 +0000

I’ve done this a few times and love that we get a few meals out of it. I will almost always use the broth and extra chicken to make Chicken Tortilla Soup…yummy!! I have a question though, why do you skim the fat off the broth? Isn’t that somewhat beneficial to have some fat in it? Also, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the idea about freezing cilantro in water in the ice cube tray! I love cilantro but I never use the whole big bunch and it kills me to throw it out. Now I won’t have to! Thanks to everyone for the great tips!

By: How I Finally Prepared My First Whole Chicken. (Which means you can do it, too.)

How I Finally Prepared My First Whole Chicken. (Which means you can do it, too.) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:21:11 +0000

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By: Missy @ It's Almost Naptime

Missy @ It's Almost Naptime — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:01:23 +0000

Hey Toni!

I do this too, only I just put a ton of Tony Cachere’s and about 5 drops of Tabasco. YUM.

I also make two foil balls and set them in the bottom – keeps the chicken from burning.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:13:44 +0000

I would love to have some of your recipes too! They sound yummy and I could really use some new recipes to expand my chicken repertoire.

By: Melissa's Thougths

Melissa's Thougths — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +0000

My brain is fried. I always cook a whole chicken like this, but then I THROW OUT THE GOOD STUFF IN THE CROCKPOT. Thank you for minding us to keep going.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:43:16 +0000

When you put all the stuff back in the crockpot, you can add the “innards” back at this point for even more flavor.

By: Lisa@Destination Seaborn

Lisa@Destination Seaborn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:16:40 +0000

This is a great post. I’ve been wanting to try chicken in a crockpot but didn’t know how. Thanks for the broth tip. I’ll be back to read your reader’s comments! Lisa

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:40:57 +0000

Save the “guts” and throw those in the pot too! Another good tip is to save the ends of carrots, onions and celery sticks in a bag in your freezer. Then when you go to make broth dump it in there as well. I usually fill my pot with cold water to get all the good stuff out of the bones and then turn the pot on after about 15 minutes and leave it for about 10-15 hours. mmmmm. So yummy!
When I cook chickens in my crock pot it only takes 4 hours on high and its done. 7 hours seems a bit overkill.

By: Joanna Linsley-Poe

Joanna Linsley-Poe — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:12:09 +0000

Thank you,
your recipe was just what I was looking for! I have cooked chicken wings in a crockpot but that was years ago and I have never cooked a whole one! I was going to give up on buying whole chicken but now I’ll have to revise my plans. The broth is an added bonus-as i use alot but hate the added salt in the canned variety.I just found your site but will visit more often.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:12:53 +0000

Thanks SO much for sharing! I have added this to my meal plan for this week and will use any leftover chicken for the casserole too (that is, if there is any left!) and will definitely come back to comment after I make it!