FRAGRANT LEMON CHICKEN

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An easy slow cooker chicken recipe that cooks on its own and tastes great - the meat just falls off the bone!

Provided by Dawn Ash

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes

Time 9h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 apple - peeled, cored and quartered
1 stalk celery with leaves, chopped
1 (3 pound) whole chicken
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 onion, chopped
½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 cup hot water

Steps:

Rub salt and pepper into the skin of the chicken, and then place apple and celery inside the chicken. Place chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion, rosemary, and lemon juice and zest over chicken. Pour 1 cup hot water into the slow cooker.
Cover, and cook on High for 1 hour. Switch to Low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours, basting several times.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309 calories, Carbohydrate 7.1 g, Cholesterol 97 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 31.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 101.3 mg, Sugar 3.3 g