3 ingredient recipe! How to Dry Cook Chicken in the Slow Cooker. Learn how to dry cook a whole chicken in your slow cooker using just three ingredients. This recipe is a life saver for hot summer days when you don’t want to turn on the oven. Or for those crazy dinner nights when you have to get your kids to soccer practice and don’t have time to pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store. Here’s How to Dry Cook Chicken in the Slow Cooker…
How to Dry Cook Chicken in the Slow Cooker
I know many of you love your pressure cookers. However, for the slow cooker fans — this is a go to recipe for a no-fuss cooked whole chicken. I made this yesterday, in between working from home and getting out the door for a soccer game. It was bliss to come home to a homemade dinner. And if you are budget conscious — the chicken cost only $8.
You will need:
- Slow cooker
- whole chicken
- onion (substitute for this below)
- spicesSubstitute for onion:
Substitute for onion:
The onion is needed to lift the chicken off the bottom of the slow cooker (otherwise the c
hicken will boil in the chicken juices). If you don’t have an onion (or just plain ol’ don’t like onions). You can coil a piece of aluminum foil into an @ shape (yes, really — coil the aluminum foil into an @ shape). Or you could try very thick carrots cut into stump-like pillars.
- Plug in slow cooker
- Peel onion and cut in half. Place the two halves in bottom of slow cooker.
- Pat whole chicken dry with paper towel.
- Place whole chicken on top of onion halves.
- Add spices to chicken. Spices could be season salt, herbs du provence, salt & pepper, pepper & lemon zest, chicken seasoning, etc – whatever is your choice).
- Turn slow cooker on to high 4 hours (or low 6 hours).
- DONE!
Suggested side dish: EASY RICE SALAD
Now the dry cooked slow cooker chicken does not have a crispy skin (but boy is it juicy!). If you would like a crispy skin…broil it in the oven for 2-3 minutes (or until desired crispness).
I love this simple recipe, looking forward to trying it, thx!
I love using the slow cooker! Thanks for this recipe! It looks delicious and simple 🙂 love it.
I would love to try this recipe. I’ve only ever moisture cooked in the slow cooker before but this would be great. And I’ve also used onions as a base for chicken in the oven, it’s an awesome trick!
I wasn’t sure what dry cooking meant but now that I do, I can’t wait to try this recipe out.
I have neither but totally want a slow cooker. i have wanted one forever but for some reason still do not have one. i need to get one soon though cause there are so many meals you can make and it would make life so much easier to through something in and let it cook
What a great idea! I love using my slow cooker and this is such an easy recipe! You make me want to experiment with stuffing the chicken first too lol!
I have done a many chickens this way, they always come out great, but ever since I got my air fryer oven and phillips air fryer, I haven’t used my slow cooker or my regular oven in sooooo long!
Love this super easy & very tasty looking way to cook chicken in the slow cooker, thanks very much for sharing it.