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This slow cooker rotisserie chicken is super easy, inexpensive, and delicious—you may never want a store-bought rotisserie chicken again!
This Thursday is the first day of fall, y’all! As the weather gets cooler, I’m pulling out my Crock Pot and planning lots of slow cooker meals!
This homemade rotisserie chicken is super easy, inexpensive, and delicious—you may never want a store-bought rotisserie chicken again after you try this! Serve the fall-off-the-bone chicken alone, or shred it for a variety of other recipes!
Best of all, you can adapt the seasonings to your preferences, and be confident that you know exactly what is going into it! Did I mention that it’s super easy? We’re talking literally a few minutes of prep time!
Another bonus! After cooking the chicken, don’t wash your slow cooker yet! You can use it again to make delicious and inexpensive (technically, it’s free!) homemade chicken broth by using the chicken bones and/or entire chicken carcass. (It’s just lovely saying “carcass” while talking about food, right?)
I’ve made several other versions of homemade broth, but this one always turns out the best. The slow-simmered broth takes on a rich, dark color and deep flavor from the cooked bits and juices remaining in the slow cooker after making the rotisserie chicken.
Cooking a whole chicken in your slow cooker and yielding savory broth for almost no work at all is a total win-win for our family!
Simple to prep and delicious every time! Use any leftover chicken for soups, casseroles, pizza, etc. Don't forget to add chicken bones back into the slow cooker to make homemade bone broth!
5 minPrep Time
4 hrCook Time
4 hr, 5 Total Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 whole chicken, (approx. 4 lbs) rinsed and patted dry with insides removed
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- aluminum foil
- Optional: thick-sliced vegetables onions, carrots, potatoes, etc.)
Instructions
- Crumble aluminum foil into a ball and roughly spread it on the bottom of your slow cooker to serve as a rack, keeping the chicken out of its cooking juices.
- Combine paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl.
- Rub the seasoning mixture over the outside of the chicken, and on the chicken breast by gently working your fingers under the skin. Sprinkle some of the mixture into the cavity.
- Place the whole chicken on top of the aluminum foil. If desired, add vegetables around the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-5 hours until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
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