SLOW COOKER LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN

Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken image

A whole chicken is seasoned with lemon pepper, garlic, and thyme, then slow-cooked to perfection.

Provided by loisln77

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes

Time 5h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 (1-inch thick) slice of lemon
2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed, or more to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 pinch cracked black pepper to taste

Steps:

Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels, and use your fingers to loosen the skin over the breast and thighs.
Stir butter and lemon pepper in a small bowl and insert seasoned butter beneath the loosened skin using a teaspoon. Push butter from spoon using the skin. Place lemon slice and garlic cloves into the chicken cavity.
Place chicken into a slow cooker. Rub skin with olive oil and sprinkle seasoned salt, thyme, and cracked black pepper over the bird.
Cook on High for 3 hours; reduce heat to Low and cook until chicken is very tender and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 2 to 3 more hours. If desired, cook bird on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 525.6 calories, Carbohydrate 1.9 g, Cholesterol 151.7 mg, Fat 39.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 38.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 773.1 mg, Sugar 0.1 g