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Recipe:  Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

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Whole Chicken in Slow Cooker

A simple, seasoned whole chicken cooked in the slow cooker - makes the best shredded chicken and homemade chicken broth.

Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time8 hours hours

Servings - 4 servings

Equipment

• slow cooker, 6 quart or larger

Ingredients 

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• 1 whole chicken
• 1 small white onion sliced
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• Salt and pepper
• celery, carrots optional

Instructions

• Place the whole chicken in the base of the slow cooker. Add the sliced onions on top.
• Sprinkle the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and a few pinches of salt and pepper.
• Set on low and cook for 8 hours.
• Once cooked, remove the chicken from the slow cooker carefully.
• Let cool and then pull the white and dark meat from the bones. Place in a bowl and shred.
• Add the liquid from the slow cooker into a measuring cup or small bowl. Skim off the fat.
• Dilute with water to taste.
• To freeze broth: let cool completely and freeze in 1 or 2-cup portions, or add to ice cube tray and make homemade broth ice cubes.
• To freeze shredded chicken: let cool completely and add to freezer baggie. Label and freeze.