Recipe Monday: Crockpot Chicken

Well, I have only recently acquired a zest for crock-potting! I threw this in the other morning, and by noon the whole house smelled divine! By evening, we had a wonderfully simple and amazing delicious meal all ready to go. And it took so little energy! Plus, there's a plus here, I have some wonderful chicken stock in my freezer now!

Crockpot Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole (4 pound) chicken (remove innards and neck)
• 1 12-14 oz. can low sodium chicken broth
• 1 medium white or yellow onion
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 12 small red or gold potatoes, halved or quartered
• Salt, pepper, paprika, crushed red pepper, and poultry seasoning to taste (I rarely measure my spices, sorry)
• 2 bay leaves

Directions

• Spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray
• Chop onion into large chunks, and place half of them inside chicken
• Place chicken in crockpot, breast side down
• Add carrots, potatoes, and remaining onions over chicken
• Add chicken broth
• Add seasonings and bay leaves
• Set crockpot on high for 6 hours, cover, and let cook
• Once cooking is complete, remove chicken (carefully as it will fall off the bone) and vegetables to serve
• Reserve liquid and strain before storing (if you want to keep the stock for later)