Slow-cooked Chicken

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This was very tasty. I followed this recipe with a 7+ pound roasting chicken. I doubled the vegetables and thyme and added two bay leaves. I did not add any liquid and cooked on high for 5 1/2 hours. Because of the celery and onions and the chicken this yeilded about 3 cups of liquid. Although the leg quarters fell off the chicken, the meat did not disintergrate for me. I was able to remove from the pot and carve the meat.

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I cooked up the chicken tonight to much applause. I followed the recipe rather closely, but I did tweak it a bit. I added 1/2 cup chicken broth, and I turned a standard Crockpot to low for the last hour of cooking. I was left with extremely tender chicken, and plenty of juices for the sauce. I'd suggest carving the chicken in the pot, as it will completely fall apart should you try to remove it. I made the sauce with two cups of the broth, and two teaspoons of water/four teaspoons of corn starch for the slurry. Combine and wisk on high for a couple of minutes past a rolling boil. I garnished with some extra sprigs of thyme and a few lemon wedges. You can't go wrong with this recipe!

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I tried this recipe last night. After reading a few reviews, I decided to tweak it a little too. I added approx 1/2 cup chicken broth and a splash of white wine
Also, I was pretty liberal with both the herbs and salt and pepper.
We liked the way it turned out and the gravy I made with the strained liquids was very tasty.
I also don't think it needed to cook for 6 hours on high..more like 4.5 and I used a 6 lb roaster.
I put green beans in instead of carrots too
I will make it again

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There is no way this should be cooked on HIGH for six hours in a crockpot. Low, yes. High, no. That is how I ended up with an exploded bunch of bones and dissolved mess. Cooking something on high for six hours in a crockpot is exceptionally long. That is why I think this recipe simply has a typo and so many reviewers ended up in the same boat ...

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I read through all the reviews first so when making the dish myself I: added 1/2 cup of broth to the crock pot, stuffed the chicken with herbs and an onion, and rubbed some Emeril Essence on the outside of it with olive oil. It smelled great. It literally fell apart when I tried to remove it from the crock pot which - while meant it was cooked - was not ideal for trying to serve it. And despite the additions it was still incredible bland. Next time I'll just do chicken breasts w/bone and add a lot of more seasoning before cooking and then just before serving. An interesting way to cook a whole chicken but I ended up with a crock pot full of bones and bit of meat.

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Almost 5 stars delicious! Added 12 whole peeled garlic cloves and some white wine. Made it for DH's birthday and he loves whole garlics, so he loved loved the garlics in the thickened sauce. A definate keeper.

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This is now my favorite slow cooker recipe. I used 3 chicken breasts on the bone instead of the whole chicken and added turnips, potatoes and 1 cup of chicken broth. The chicken was so soft and delicious.

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I adapted the recipe for the pressure cooker ( same ingredients 20 minutes on high, if anyone's interested and loved it. Reviewers have said it is bland - well yes, without gravy, the meat alone can be. If you didn't make the sauce, you didn't experience the full dish. The pot juices are out of this world. I don't like cornstarch sauces, so used a flour/butter roux instead, and my family loved it. Incredible, quick (with pressure cooker, easy (with slow cooker comfort food. Oh - to those who said it was overcooked - try using a chicken that isn't over-injected with water and salt, as almost any supermarket brand will be. I used a Bell and Evans air-chilled bird from Whole Foods, bought on sale for $1.89 a pound. You'll never go back to Purdue or Tyson.

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Ok, I love to cook and yes, I have made many chicken dishes in the past but I must say this is one of the best! Hats off to Emeril for this dish. My only complaint is the chicken was super tender! I know, not a valid complaint. Definitely being sarcastic. The only change I made to the dish was I also added the vegetables inside of the chicken as well. Emeril, I wish I had this recipe when I was in college, I may have never discovered chicken flavored Ramen noodles.

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Put ingredients in crockpot prior to leaving for work. When I arrived home, the smell was wonderful, but the chicken tasted even better!!! Just opened a can of corn and microwaved some mashed potatoes, and a great meal was on the table in minutes!!! This will become one of my standbys....