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Slow-Cooker Rotisserie-Style Chicken

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 14, 2019
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All you need is four ingredients and a slow cooker to make an incredibly moist and meltingly tender crockpot whole chicken that’s way better than the store-bought version.

More About This Recipe

  • We’ve all gotten used to the term “rotisserie” to describe pre-cooked, ready-to-chicken. But actually, rotisserie is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a spit. With a long solid rod to skewer it, the meat is cooked over a fire or roasted in an oven. What on special in the five-items-or-less-line at the market likely wasn’t grilled on a spit over an open flame, so not try your hand at making your own chicken? Meet your new dinner life-saver, whole chicken in crockpot. To make it happen, you just need a little organization and ten minutes of prep time will give you a whole chicken that tastes better than store-bought. Not only will slow cooker chicken be delicious tonight, but you can check out this guide to stretching more meals from a rotisserie chicken, with quick-start ideas for more weeknight dinners, including soups, salads, sandwiches and more. And check out Betty’s best chicken recipes for even more ideas.

Slow-Cooker Rotisserie-Style Chicken

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 2 hr 50 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 4
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 lb)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, chili powder and salt.
  • Step 
    3
    Pat chicken dry, both inside and outside, with paper towels. Rub chicken all over with brown sugar mixture.
  • Step 
    4
    Place chicken, breast-side up, in slow cooker.
  • Step 
    5
    Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours or until legs move easily when lifted or twisted and thermometer inserted in thickest part of inside thigh reads at least 165°F. Remove chicken from slow cooker; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

250 Calories
14g Total Fat
27g Protein
5g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Be sure to that the chicken is no longer pink near the bones and the juices run clear when pierced by the tip of a knife. The internal temperature should be 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.
  • tip 2
    If you like a little kick to your chicken, add 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) to the brown sugar mixture.
  • tip 3
    Serve this chicken whole, as you would a roasted chicken, or remove the meat from the bones, and shred into bite-size pieces to use in any number of other recipes.
  • tip 4
    The flavor of rotisserie chickens is a barbecue combo of a little sugar and lots of spice. Add some ground red chile—cayenne or smoked chipotle—for more kick.
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