Slow Cooker Chicken and Apples

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This slow cooker chicken and apples stays moist and takes on sweet apple flavor as it simmers in apple juice with an apple stuffed in the cavity.

Ingredients

salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (3 1/2) pound fryer chicken
1 apple
1 cup apple juice
aluminum foil

Directions

1 Season all over inside of chicken with salt and black pepper; place whole apple inside cavity. Place chicken into a slow cooker, breast-side down; pour apple juice around chicken.
2 Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 4 to 6 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near but not touching the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a cutting board, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.