Crock Pot Roast Chicken

Total Time: 10 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 lbs fryer chickens or 3 1/2 lbs whole roasting chickens
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 4 cups seasoned stuffing mix
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1 dash fresh ground pepper
• 4 -8 fluid ounces chicken broth or 4 -8 fluid ounces water
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• paprika
• additional dried parsley flakes

Recipe

• 1 rinse the chicken well and pat dry; remove any excess fat.
• 2 in a skillet, melt ¼ cup butter; sauté the onion, celery, and mushrooms until tender.
• 3 toss in the stuffing mix, 2 tablespoons parsley flakes, sage, pepper and broth.
• 4 stir until the stuffing is thoroughly moistened.
• 5 loosely stuff the chicken with the dressing.
• 6 if you like, truss the chicken to keep its shape.
• 7 put the remaining dressing in a lightly oiled crock pot.
• 8 place the chicken on top of the dressing.
• 9 rub the chicken breast with 1 teaspoon butter; sprinkle with paprika and parsley flakes.
• 10 cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.