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Lemon Garlic SLOW COOKER Roast Chicken

Lemon Garlic SLOW COOKER Roast Chicken

This Lemon Garlic SLOW COOKER Roast Chicken is a delicious and easy way to prepare a juicy chicken with flavorful herbs and lemon.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 478 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • saucepan

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 2 kg whole chicken patted dry

Rub

  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2.5 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter, plus extra for drizzling
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large lemon all zest + all juice

Lemon Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon cornflour/cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 extra lemon just in case

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Rub – Mix Rub ingredients. should be fairly thick and sludgy. Adjust with extra oil if too thick.
  • Loosen Skin: Use upside spoon to loosen skin of chicken. Spoon most of the Rub under the skin, leaving about 1 tablespoon mostly oil for the skin. Use hands or spoon on skin to spread the paste.
  • Stuff used lemon inside the chicken.
  • Put rack inside slow cooker, place chicken on top. Spread with remaining sludge, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Slow cook 5 hours on low or 3 hours on high, or until juices run clear or internal temperature is 75C / 165F using a meat thermometer.
  • Brown skin: Remove chicken from slow cooker, drizzle with a bit of extra oil. Grill/broil on medium high for 5 to 10 minutes to brown the skin.
  • Spoon over pan juices, then serve with Lemon Sauce! (No need to rest chicken)

Lemon Sauce Preparation

  • Pour all slow cooker liquid into a saucepan, add cornflour / water mixture. Mix.
  • Bring to simmer over medium high and cook until liquid thickens to thin syrup. Adjust salt and pepper to taste, add more lemon if desired.
  • Pour into jug.

Notes

Remove giblets or anything else inside the chicken. If frozen, thaw completely. Prepare chicken with rub under and on skin. Refrigerate up to 48 hours then slow cook per recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 263gCalories: 478kcalProtein: 35gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 144mgSodium: 484mgPotassium: 370mgVitamin A: 270IUVitamin C: 3.6mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Easy Roast Chicken, garlic chicken, Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken, Slow Cooked Chicken, slow cooker chicken
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