How to cook a chicken; the crock pot way

In this post I am going to tell you how to cook a whole chicken in the crock pot. It is REALLY easy. In fact, almost too easy for a blog post. But learning to cook a chicken in the crock pot leads up to my next two posts. If you don't own a crock pot, you are missing out! A crock pot is an AWESOME way to cook a meal without hardly any work. I own 3 crock pots, and I will probably eventually own more. They are not expensive, so don't let that be your excuse. You don't need one will all the bells and whistles. One with a simple dial of off, low, high and warm will suit you just fine. I paid $5 for one purchased at Lowe's, that included a small dip crock pot too.. There are deals, so keep your eyes out for them.

Purchasing and cooking a whole chicken is a great way to save yourself money. Whole chickens are generally around 99 cents a pound. One chicken easily feeds my family a dinner and lots of leftovers. On top of the savings, it's just yummy and makes your kitchen smell sooo good.

If you purchased a chicken and put it in your freezer, you should pull it out and stick it in your fridge 2 days before you wanna cook it, so it thaws. You can cook a frozen chicken, but it will take longer to cook. If you purchased a chicken and stuck it right in the fridge, there is no prep work.

There really are no rules to making a chicken. You can do pretty much whatever you want to it. The way I make mine, is I stick the chicken in the crock pot and add a cup of water. Then I slice an onion, put it on top and around. A couple tablespoons of garlic, and some creole seasoning. (I LOVE creole seasoning.)

Let it cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4. If it's partially frozen or completely frozen, I recommend that you do it on high for 4 hours, and then you can probably turn it on to low and cook it for another 2-3. 

That's all there is to it. When it's done, you end up with super yummy chicken. You can either eat it this way, or use it for something else. That's what I'm planning on doing. Stay tuned for those!