Dill Pickle Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 250 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

A whole chicken is slow-cooked with dill pickles to create the juiciest, most tender chicken around.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
1 (5 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
1 (16 ounce) jar whole kosher dill pickles, roughly chopped
2 cups chicken broth
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Rub poultry seasoning all over chicken. Place chopped pickles in the cavity of the chicken. Pour broth into the slow cooker and add the chicken.
2 Cook on High for 4 hours.
3 Carefully transfer chicken to a large baking pan. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to low. Broil chicken for 10 minutes or until skin has browned.
4 Carve chicken and discard carcass. Season with salt and pepper.