Crock Pot Roasted Herbes De Provence Whole Chicken

This chicken is so tender that it falls right off of the bones! Herbes de Provence is a wonderful spice to use on poultry, fish, and veggies (even potatoes). This chicken can also be roasted in the oven, but I prefer it cooked in the crock pot -it is more tender and flavorful when it is slow-cooked. Feel free to throw some additional veggies into the crock pot for a complete meal! Another recipe from a Suzanne Somers' cookbook (and then modified by me to cook in a crock pot).

• Ready In: 8 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5  lbs whole chickens
• 2  medium onions, chopped roughly
• 2  parsnips, chopped roughly
• 3  tablespoons  herbes de provence
•  salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 3  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Clean and dry chicken, after removing giblets.
2. Rub entire chicken with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper, and Herebes de Provence, by rubbing spices over entire chicken.
3. Place one chopped onion inside the cavity of the chicken.
4. Place chicken in crock pot.
5. Throw remaining onions and parsnips around chicken in crock pot.
6. Pour chicken both over chicken and veggies.
7. Cook on low for 7-9 hours (crock pot cooking times vary, so cook for less time, if you notice that your crock pot cooks faster than most).