Photo: Slow-cooked Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 pounds
- Kosher salt
- Cracked white pepper
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup diced carrot
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
Directions
Rinse the chicken both inside and out under cool running water. Pat dry. Season the chicken liberally both inside and out with salt and pepper. Place in a slow cooker. Scatter the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and lemon juice over top of the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and set the temperature to high. Cook for 6 hours, undisturbed.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker, and pour the accumulated juices into a 2-cup heatproof container. Skim the fat from the top and transfer the liquid to a small saucepan. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small bowl with 2 teaspoons of water and whisk to form a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the juices and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until thickened, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes. Cut the chicken into pieces and serve, with the thickened pan juices ladled over the top.
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By kar28
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on April 12, 2012
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6 hours on high was to much, next time I'll put it on low. But it was very good and easy dish to make.
By HeyitsLiz
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on March 31, 2012
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I didn't have thyme so I omitted that, and I also added diced potatoes and corn and let it stay in the slow cooker like an hour longer. The result was fantastic. As I let the juices and veggies boil, it didn't seem to be thickening up as much as I would like so I added a little more corn starch. I was going to put it over pasta but my boyfriend recommended we use the tube of biscuits in the fridge - I pulled the chicken from the bone into chunks and poured the 'slop' over the biscuits. Mind blowing-ly delicious, tender, flavorful. Definitely making this again and having it for dinner tonight! A-plus! Great recipe!!
By foma1lady
traverse city
on November 02, 2011
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When all the chef are talking slowcookers, it would be nice if they said what size cooker should be used. Like 3qt, 4qt, 5qt, 6qt cookers. Because I have a 3qt slowcooker, not everything fits .
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