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Slow cooker whole chicken with potatoes and gravy
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Slow cooker whole chicken with potatoes and gravy

A whole chicken so juicy the meat slides off the bone, with potatoes and carrots cooked in the juices. A roast with none of the timing.

Time 15 min prep, 6 hr cook
EffortEasy
Per serving$2.86
Calories883 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Whole chicken3.25 lb
  • Russet potatoes1.75 lb
  • Carrots14 oz
  • Yellow onions7 oz
  • Garlic5 cloves
  • Vegetable bouillon cubes1 cube
  • Frozen peas11 oz

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, italian seasoning, all-purpose flour. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Celery, Gluten.

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Nutrition per adult portion
883
calories
73g
protein
59g
carbs
39g
fat
10g
fiber

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

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  1. Cut the potatoes, carrots and onions into big chunks and put them in the slow cooker. Break the garlic into cloves, no need to peel, and tuck them in.1.75 lb russet potatoes14 oz carrots7 oz yellow onions5 cloves garlic
  2. Rub the chicken with a tablespoon of oil, salt, black pepper and a teaspoon of dried mixed herbs, and sit it on top of the vegetables. Put the lid on and cook on low for 6 hours, until the juices run clear when you push a knife into the thickest part of the thigh.3.25 lb whole chicken
  3. Lift the chicken and vegetables out onto a warm dish. Pour the juices into a small pan, crumble in the bouillon cube and stir in a teaspoon of flour mixed with a little cold water. Simmer for 5 minutes to make gravy.1 cube
  4. Boil the peas for 3 minutes. Carve the chicken and serve with the vegetables, peas and gravy.11 oz frozen peas
The trick that makes it

Keep the bones and any leftover juices. Simmered with water for an hour they make stock for a soup later in the week.

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