Simple Slow Cooker Chicken

Beautiful looking - not so much; wonderful tasting though

When I first saw this recipe, I loved the simplicity of it.  It is so adaptable and the chicken comes out so tender it just falls apart. It remains so moist.

Simple Slow Cooker Chicken (Adapted from Wholefully)

1 onion
4 cloves garlic, whole
3-4 lb whole chicken
salt/pepper
1 lemon
1 sprig Rosemary
5 sprigs thyme
1 c white wine, approx

In a slow cooker, place onion and garlic. Sprinkle salt/pepper inside and outside of chicken. Place lemon wedges arount chieken. Add Rosemary and thyme. Pour white wine to the side of the chicken until. It should be about 1/4 inch up the side of the chicken. Cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is tender and falling off the bone.

You have some options for serving. If you would like to brown the skin - put chicken on baking sheet and broil OR remove chicken from slow cooker. Strain liquid. Make a roux in a small saucepan (or if you can use your slow cooker crock on top of the stove use that) by mixing 2T butter and 2T of flour. Add strained liquid and cook until thickened. Serve over rice.

Other ideas/Options:
You can also use about 1T herbes de provence instead of fresh thyme & rosemary
Instead of using onion, you can use leek
Omit the wine and use a second lemon

When you remove the chicken from the slow cooker, be careful it basically falls apart. The chicken is not really much of a looker but the taste is so flavorful. When I thicken the sauce sometimes I also remove the chicken from the bone and mix the chicken chunks in the sauce. Other times, I'm just lazy and leave the bones.