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:
- 8hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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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
- Clean and dry chicken, after removing giblets.
- Rub entire chicken with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper, and Herebes de Provence, by rubbing spices over entire chicken.
- Place one chopped onion inside the cavity of the chicken.
- Place chicken in crock pot.
- Throw remaining onions and parsnips around chicken in crock pot.
- Pour chicken both over chicken and veggies.
- 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).
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"Cut food into chunks or small pieces to ensure thorough cooking. Do not use the slow cooker for large pieces like a roast or a whole chicken because the food will cook so slowly it could remain in the bacterial "Danger Zone" — between 40 °F and 140 °F — too long." http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_013106_01/index.asp -
This smelled wonderful and was very tasty. I could not find parsnips so I used baby carrots and added a few fingerling potatoes which I happen to have on hand. Will make this again. -
This was a great chicken dinner! My husband and I both thought it was very good. I used a little more chicken broth than the recipe called for and put a couple pats of butter on the chicken's breast area, just to ensure moistness, and it worked! Fall off the bone, moist, yummy chicken. I served with butter mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus with hollandaise sauce! Yum! -
This chicken was extremely tender. It fell right off the bone! Maybe not quite as moist but definitely a tasty recipe. I added potatoes to the crockpot also. -
This is a winner! I have started cooking split chicken breasts this way as my family really only eats white meat. I cook about 10 pounds and then freeze the leftover meat for soups. The chicken just melts in your mouth and has great homey, comfy flavor. Thanks Helping Hands!
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This was great. I substituted carrots and rutabaga for parsnips, but they turned too crunchy for my taste. The HdeP gave it some great flavor. Will have again in the future. Thanks
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Helping Hands
United States
2007 I thought that I would edit my home page...its been over two years, so I its time to update! I have lived in beautiful New Mexico for the last few years (Albuquerque), after 20 years of living on the West Coast (San Francisco and Seattle). I love many things about New Mexico - the perfect weather, in particular; the sunsets; the open land; and the great Southwest food - but also sometimes miss the energy of bigger cities. I am a mental health therapist, who loves my work! I love to cook (a passion that I discovered after getting married). Rather than cooking a few favorites on a regular basis, I prefer to collect recipes (primarily from the Internet), and try new things often (in fact, my husband jokes that he will try a new dish that he loves and then never see it again :-)). I also love to read, write, travel, work on personal growth, and study/learn. I am a total water baby, who lives in the desert, so I love traveling to tropical locations, where I especially love to snorkle and boggie board! I am very happily married to my best friend, soulmate, partner, and greatest cheerleader and supporter, and we have three grown children, and four grandchildren (so far :-))I am a total foodie (I "live to eat" instead of "eat to live.") :-) I love everything about food...cooking; the delicious scents of a yummy dish, as it cooks; the beautiful presentation of wonderful food; dining out; dining in; the taste of great food; sitting around the table, with friends and family, eating, talking and laughing; nurturing those I love by cooking for them...all of the senusal pleasures that food brings! My favorite Internet site for yummy recipes is this one - and I almost always choose recipes with five-star ratings, so please keep on reviewing! :-)
