Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot

I've always shied away from putting an entire chicken in a crock pot.  I know the boys like their whole chickens to be crispy and roasted.  But I had a chicken to make and we were going to be at baseball tryouts all day.  So I bit the bullet and found a recipe.

What a success it was!  And for how easy it was, I'm certainly going to use this one again.

The white pepper can be found with the spices.  It's got a more delicate pepper taste, but black pepper can replace it.

I got the recipe from Recipezzar.com.

Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot
Serves 4


4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 large roasting chicken
1 cup onion, chopped


In a small bowl, combine the spices.  Remove any giblets from chicken and clean chicken.

Rub spice mixture onto the chicken.

Place in resealable plastic bag and refrigerate overnight. (This step can be skipped).

When ready to cook, put chopped onion in bottom of crock pot.  Add chicken. No liquid is needed, the chicken will make its own juices.  Cook on low 4-8 hours.