Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

This is an incredibly simple, yet very tasty recipe. Even though it was in the crockpot all day long, it somehow still had a golden brown color! The juices made excellent gravy, and the meat was so tender that the whole chicken broke apart into five pieces when I tried to take it out of the slow cooker. Thanks for sharing this recipe...it is a winner!

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larkspur

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

This chicken was quite a hit at dinner!! My picky kids ate it up. The chicken was very tender and juicy, and it actually fell right off the bone. Next time I make it, I will probably add some vegetables in the crockpot. Very, very simple but delicious recipe!

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KTindal

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Florence, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

After reading the other reviews I get that there is a need to add some moisture to this recipe and got a good idea from those who didn't like it that they still need a little culinary training. I followed the recipe exactly, except I added some extra seasoning and for moisture added 3/4 cup of Vernor's Ginger Ale. It came out remarkably moist and very good flavor. Used the aluminum foil, which was a good idea to keep the chicken from sticking to the bottom of the slow cooker. Excellent recipe-gives the cook an opportunity for testing different taste combinations. Isn't that what its all about?

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BOERSEMA1

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Home Town: Birmingham, Michigan, USA

Living In: Madison Heights, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

I did't use the foil, instead I used carrots. The chicken came out tender and juicy. We used the leftovers to make chicken noodle soup.

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

Of course I didn't follow the recipe exactly, well, really, besides the chicken! I stuffed the bird with oranges (which I usually do for my Thanksgiving turkey). The juice from the oranges makes the meat very tender and flavorful. I chopped garlic and onions and places them in the bottom of the slow cooker. Melted Butter over the top of the bird then seasoned with pepper, garlic salt, basil, etc. And roasted it for about 8 hours on low. AWESOME!

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

First thing I made in my crockpot I received as a wedding gift from my grandmother over a year ago. Wish I had listened to her sooner about how great a crockpot is with a young child! This turned out wonderfully. I added more spices and cooked it on a bed of potatoes and carrots with some onions. Stuffed onions and bellpeppers in the chicken with some fresh chopped garlic. I might try it as is next time but I don't know because it turned out so great! My husband and my toddler boy loved this. It was truly wonderful and thanks for sharing!

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Rosewolf

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Home Town: Alto, Georgia, USA

Living In: Baldwin, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

The flavors were good- but the texture was too mushy for my taste.

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

I WAS LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS, I ADDED TO IT AND PUT POTATOES ON THE BOTTOM COOKED IT TWO HRS. ON HIGH AND 4 MORE ON LOW CAN'T WAITE TO FIX IT AGAIN.

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JOHN

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

This just wasn't what I expected it to be. I think it was pretty bland and not even very juicy. I would rather just roast the chicken in the oven even though it's more maintenance.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

Wonderful and so easy! I put a few cut onions and fresh garlic in the cavity on the bird and rubbed salt, pepper, paprika and poultry seasoning on the outside. Before I put the chicken in the slow cooker, I put some potatoes on the bottom (instead of the foil balls), then put the chicken on top of the potatoes. The potatoes and chicken were delish! There is no need to put chicken broth or any liquid in the slow cooker. The chicken makes plenty of juice.

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PamMar

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Home Town: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Living In: Wellington, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

Excellent recipe, unless you are worried about presentation. The chicken did fall apart as soon as I tried to take it out of the slowcooker. I mixed a little butter with spices including pampered chef's Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and garlic and spread that under the skin before cooking. I also cut a small onion into quarters and put that on the inside. My chicken was 4.5 lbs and I left it in for 10 hours. There was enough drippings in the bottom of the crockpot to make gravy for the potatoes that I made. Definitly a keeper! Thanks 'Cotton' Couch

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Mannyro

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Living In: Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009

I give this recipe 5 stars for being very quick and easy, and 4 stars for how much we liked it.

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Home Town: North Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

Turned out moist and tender. Quite lovely. Laid it on a layer of baby carrots, and even after cooking all day on low, they were not mushy. Added a bit of chicken broth and some wine, but next time will leave out the wine. Yum.

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jammari

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Home Town: Winkler, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

Who would have thought about placing the foil balls in to hold the chicken up! This prevents the bottom of the chicken from being too "rubbery"...Great Idea! It came out so moist & tender and waited to put the veggies in last. I boil the carrots, potatoes & onions in chicken broth on the stove top til just tender then place them in for last 1/2 hour or so. They hold up better then staying in the pot all day since they seem to break down. I've also used seasoned salt or Old Bay in place of the paprika for a different flavor and it always turns out YUMMY! Thanks for the recipe and the crockpot technique :)

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LUCKYLEE222

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

I thought this recipe is perfect the way it is! The only thing I did different was I didnt add any veggies, potatoes or the foil and I removed the skin off the chicken and browned it on the stove before placing it in a roasting pan added chicken broth for liquid breast up and cooked 2 whole chickens at 350 for about 1.5 hrs and I was able to remove the legs and wings just by twisting them! 6 thumbs up from our house

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Renee

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Home Town: Renton, Washington, USA

Living In: Kent, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009

This chicken is very good! And very tender! that being said, you really need to watch for bone slivers. The crock pot makes everything so tender that the bones seem to break down, we found slivers of bones all over when eating. I added a cups of chicken stock to the crock pot along with a chopped up onion, some garlic powder and salt and peper and let it cook all day long. When I got home I made a gravey from the dripping on the bottom of the crock pot. The gravey really made the chicken!!!! Everyone loved this meal, I will make it again!

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

Excellent! Very tender, we loved it. The only advice I have is to be careful for loose bones, as the slow-cooker made everything tender and collapse. I definitely will make it again.

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Uptowngirl615

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

LOL, I guess slow cookers differ as this came out very tender but with no recognizable chicken parts, everything just collapsed so it was easy to pick it off the bones as it already was!!!

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Phoebe

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Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

Cooked on low for 9 hours and added some extra seasonings. I also peeled back the skin and added the seasonings to the meat itself. Great way for moist fall off the bone chicken.

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Kangal Gal

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Home Town: Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

I liked the way the chicken turned out for the most part - I only have one major complaint and that is that the chicken meat didn't just peal off the bones - the bones collapsed and now I have to pick out a bunch of chicken bones to have any left overs!

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