Crock Pot Italian Chicken

photo by Sara 76

- Ready In:
- 4hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 whole chicken
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled
- 2 small swede, peeled and halved
- 1 (300 ml) bottle Italian salad dressing
directions
- Rub chicken all over with olive oil.
- Place chicken in crockpot, and arrange the vegetables around it.
- Pour Italian Dressing all over it, and cook on high for 4-6 hours.
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I was very impressed with this very easy recipe! I used the veggies I had on hand (potatoes and carrots) and a much larger chicken (I think about 7 lbs), but stuck with one bottle of Italian dressing. Mine took a fair bit longer than expected; I think it ended up being about 10 hours on low, but I think that is because of the size of my chicken.<br/><br/>I don't know if it was the olive oil or the dressing, but the chicken turned out very moist and so tender that fell apart as I lifted it out of the slow cooker. I am not a huge fan of Italian dressing, so I was concerned that it would taste too much like Italian dressing and I wouldn't be able to use it in other dishes with their own seasonings. The flavor was not overly strong, at all, and was really just a nicely seasoned chicken.<br/><br/>We had it for two dinners (no sauce or gravy, just the chicken and vegetables), then shredded the rest into two cup portions and froze them in freezer bags. I have since used that chicken in fajitas and casseroles and it is very convenient, versatile and delicious.<br/><br/>I have another chicken in my freezer and will be using this recipe again!
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I was invited to a murder mystery dinner the same night my sister and brother were coming over for our weekly dinner so I made this for them since I would be gone. I put it together the night before in the crock pot and left in it the fridge until 11 the next day because I knew I wouldn't have time to put it together in the morning with two small children. Our local market did not have swede so I used carrots and red potatoes. It took 6 hours to cook and when I got home from my evening out, the chicken was gone!! I could barely find a remnant to try for myself. My very quiet, mellow husband made a point to tell me how good it was and how good of a job I did so that is saying a lot! I made the sauce to go with it, but it was not very tasty and looked like it was barely touched so next time I will skip it, but man, that chicken was GOOD! Falling off the bone, melt in your mouth good!! Thanks SO much for posting this incredibly easy and incredibly delicious meal!!