Slow Cooker Garlic Rosemary Chicken Food

GARLIC-ROSEMARY SLOW COOKER WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add onion over the top of the potatoes.
• Remove the chicken parts inside the cavity and pat the outside of the chicken dry. Slice deep, garlic clove-width slits into your chicken with a knife. Make 4 cuts on each side of the chicken, and 1 in each of the drumsticks. Stick a sliver of garlic deep into each cut. Place the remaining chunks of garlic into the cavity.
• Starting on the back of the chicken, season generously with about 1/2 of the rosemary and cracked salt and pepper. Add some seasoning inside the chicken's cavity as well. Flip the chicken and place it breast side up in the slow cooker on top of the potatoes and onions. Season the top of the chicken generously with the remaining rosemary and more cracked salt and pepper.
• Cook on Low until the chicken is cooked through completely and the juices run clear when the chicken is cut, 8 to 10 hours, depending on the size. Serve with the potatoes and onions from the pot.

CROCK POT GARLIC-ROSEMARY CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Place butter and garlic in microwave-safe bowl and heat until butter is soft; blend together.
• Roll chicken breasts in garlic-butter mixture and place in crock pot.
• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt, pepper, parsley and rosemary.
• Add broth to bowl with remaining garlic-butter, reheat if necessary to allow smooth blending, and add mixture to crock pot.
• Cook on low setting for 6 - 8 hours.
• Serving size is approximately half a chicken breast and a small amount of sauce.

CROCK POT LEMON-ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large food storage bag, place lemon juice, oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Add chicken. Close bag and marinate in refrigerator 3 to 4 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Place chicken in the slow cooker and pour marinade over.
• Cover and cook for 6 to 8 hours, or until tender, basting occasionally with the marinade, if possible.
• You may add frozen broccoli and carrots about 1 to 1 1/2 hours before done.

CROCK POT ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Clean and dry the chicken.
• Starting at the neck cavity, carefully loosen skin from the breast with you fingers.
• Insert 2-3 garlic pieces and 2 springs of rosemary under the breast skin at the edge of the wings.
• Continue pulling skin and insert 2 rosemary sprigs and 2 garlic pieces under drumstick skin.
• Make a small slit in skin on each wing.
• Insert a garlic piece and a rosemary sprig into each.
• Insert 2 garlic pieces and 2 rosemary sprigs in body cavity, then tie the legs together Place the chicken, breast down in a large slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours or until juices are clear when thick part of chicken is pierced with a knife. Remove chicken from slow cooker and discard garlic and rosemary.
• Cut chicken and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON AND FRESH ROSEMARY (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Note: For easier serving, cut chicken breasts in half before crocking!
• Place skin on, bone-in chicken breasts in the 2-quart stoneware slow cooker dish. (For larger pots, please double the recipe!).
• Pour lemon juice (and optional zest) over chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle with paprika, optional minced garlic and red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
• Top with rosemary sprig.
• Cook on LOW for approximately 4 hours, or on HIGH for 3 1/2 hours, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 180F on a meat thermometer.
• Serves 6.