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Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Spend with Pennies

Ingredients
1 small chicken, about 4lbs
2 slices onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
cornstarch
chicken broth (optional)

Seasoning Mix
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon thyme

Instructions
Combine all seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl.
Brush chicken with olive oil and rub seasoning into chicken. Place 2 thick slices of onion on bottom of slow cooker.
Cook chicken off the bottom of the cooker on rack or balls of foil.  Optional you can add potato, onion and carrot chunks instead.
Place chicken on foil, breast side up so it is slightly lifted off the bottom of the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours. (165 degrees)
Remove chicken and place on a small pan. Broil 3-4 minutes to crisp skin (optional).
Rest 10 minutes before slicing.

Gravy
Remove foil and onion from slow cooker and turn onto high. If required, add broth to create about 2 cups of liquid.
In a small bowl, combine 4 tablespoons cornstarch with 4 tablespoons water to create a slurry.
Whisk about 2/3 of the cornstarch into the drippings/broth and let cook on high. Depending on the amount of liquid you may need to add more of the cornstarch slurry to reach desired consistency. Let cook at least 5 minutes before serving.
Taste and season with salt & pepper.

Alan Notes
Kathy has taken over making this recipe and she uses only salt and pepper and a mystery ingredient each time. Once it was pesto sauce (not my favorite).