SLOW-COOKER PESTO CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Slow-Cooker Pesto Chicken with Vegetables image

Yes, you can cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker! This easy, pesto-rubbed recipe is quick to prep and tastes delicious.

Provided by Stephanie Wise

Categories Entree

Time 7h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 medium white onion, quartered, sliced
2 medium russet potatoes, peeled, cubed
1 whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb)
1/4 cup basil pesto
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, drained
1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini (about 1 medium)
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives

Steps:

In 6-quart oval slow cooker, place onion slices and cubed potatoes.
Remove chicken from packaging; remove and discard giblets. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Rub pesto all over chicken including inside cavity. Place chicken over vegetables in slow cooker, leaving 1-inch space around chicken.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours. Do not remove lid before 6 hours.
After 6 hours, add tomatoes, zucchini and olives to slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 30 minutes to 1 hour longer or until zucchini is tender and instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken thigh muscle and not touching bone reads at least 165°F (legs should move easily when lifted or twisted).
Set oven control to broil. Carefully transfer chicken to roasting pan. Broil 5 minutes or until skin is golden brown and crisp. Let chicken rest 5 minutes before serving with vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 2 g, Protein 33 g, SaturatedFat 4 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 1/2 g