Easy Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Recipe

A really easy slow cooker whole chicken recipe - great for Sunday dinner or a midweek roast. Succulent, juicy, super tender chicken the easy way!

Our slow cooker whole chicken recipe is just so simple, it makes cooking up a roast an absolute breeze.

And with our neat little tip for crisping up the skin, we think this will fast become one of your favourite slow cooker chicken recipes!

We'll also give you tips for flavouring up the chicken differently, so you can mix and match the flavours to any meal you're cooking.

And with the slow cooker costing a whole lot less to use and cook with than the oven, this is a really economical way to still cook up that Sunday roast without spending a fortune on fuel costs.

Equipment Needed

• Chopping board

• Sharp knife

• Slow Cooker

• Tablespoon

• Teaspoon

• Food thermometer (recommended)

Ingredients For Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

You'll just need a handful of ingredients to make our easy whole chicken slow cooker recipe

• 4 carrots - scrubbed and roughly chopped

• Whole chicken - aim for one around 1.8kg

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 3 cloves garlic - whole and unpeeled

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How To Cook Whole Chicken In Slow Cooker

You will just LOVE how easy it is to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, it's a great recipe for busy families!

Step One - preheat the slow cooker

• Switch the slow cooker on to the high setting whilst you prepare the chicken.

Step Two - season the chicken

• Scatter the carrots into the bottom of the slow cooker bowl.

• Sit the chicken (breast side facing upwards) on top of the carrots.

• Pour the olive oil over the skin of the chicken, rub it into the skin using the back of a spoon.

• Sprinkle over the salt, black pepper and dried oregano. Push the cloves of garlic inside the cavity of the chicken.

Step Three - cook the whole chicken in the slow cooker

• Put the lid onto the slow cooker pan.

• Cook on high for around four hours, thirty minutes.

Cooks Note! All slow cookers tend to cook at slightly different temperatures so it's a good idea to check food is cooked through properly with a food thermometer prior to eating.

Step Four - check the chicken is cooked through thoroughly

• Use a food thermometer to check that the chicken is cooked to a minimum of 75C at the fattest parts.

Cooks Note! A cooked chicken should have no pink meat remaining, the juices should run clear and it should have reached a core temperature of 75C. Always continue cooking a chicken until its cooked through properly.

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Chicken Dinner Side Dishes

If you're treating the family to a nice big chicken dinner, check out the tasty sides below, they go perfectly with our slow cooker whole chicken.

• Air Fryer Roast Potatoes - crispy, delicious roast potatoes that literally take just 20 minutes to cook. Great for midweek roast dinners.

• Carrot and Swede Mash - adding a side of this to a chicken dinner is two of your five a day and super easy to make!

• Creamy Mashed Potatoes - fluffy, creamy mash that works so well with a roast dinner and thick meaty gravy.

And for a really easy chicken dinner - raid the freezer and simmer up some frozen veggies, throw some Aunt Bessie's stuffing balls in the microwave and air fry a Yorkshire pudding or two.

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Seasoning Ideas For Slow Cooker Chicken

We just cooked up a plainly seasoned chicken to go with a traditional roast dinner. But you can make things differently and flavour your chicken your way!

Spicy Roast Chicken

Sprinkle the chicken with curry powder, turmeric, ground cumin and chilli powder then slow cook. Serve with basmati rice, Indian dips and spicy Indian potatoes.

Chinese Style Chicken

Sprinkle the chicken with Szechuan pepper, pour over some hoisin marinade and slow cook. Serve with egg fried rice and stir fried greens.

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Peri Peri Chicken

Scatter peri peri seasoning over the chicken then slow cook, serve with potato wedges and Nando style peas.

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More Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes To Make

• Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

• Chicken And Chorizo Slow Cooker Casserole

• Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma

• Creamy Chicken Casserole

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