Everyday Crock pot Whole Chicken can be seasoned however you need to fit the dish you are making. This chicken is great for making chicken noodle soup, enchiladas, stuffed potatoes, chicken salad, etc. Check out some of our homemade seasonings for different crock pot chicken flavors.
Cost Per Serving $3.90 as of September 2022
If you have ZERO ingredients then this recipe will cost about $15.59.
If you have a fully stocked pantry this recipe will cost about $10.59.
- Cost per serving reduces to $2.65.
I am assuming you have salt and pepper and do not add it into the recipe total cost.
Crock pot
Recipe serves: 4-5
Serving size: 4 ounces
Equipment needed: 1 Crockpot
Total time: 5 – 6 hours
Equipment
I like the manual control of the crockpot versus the digital ones with delayed start and timers. We have a lot of power glitches at our house and a digital crockpot will turn off instead continuing to cook when the power shuts off for a few seconds and turns back on.
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices. If you have a stocked pantry you will have a savings of about $5.00.
Pantry
Total: $5.00 as of September 2022
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dried parsley $1.00
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dried oregano $1.00
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dried basil $1.00
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garlic powder $1.00
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onion powder $1.00
Grocery
Total: $10.59 as of September 2022
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1 whole chicken $7.37
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1 medium onion $0.60
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1 package fresh basil leaves $2.08
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1 bulb of garlic $0.54
Let's prep!
| 1 teaspoon dried parsley |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried basil |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 1 onion |
| 2 garlic cloves |
| 3 leaves of basil |
| 1 whole chicken |
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Quarter the onion
- Peel and smash 2 garlic cloves
- In a small prep bowl add:
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Let's cook!
- Complete the prep from the prep tab above.
- Coat the outside of the chicken with 1/2 the spice rub.
- Coat the inside of the chicken with the other 1/2 of the rub
- Add the following to the cavity of the chicken:
- quartered onion
- 3 leaves fresh basil
- two garlic cloves, smashed
- Add 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of the crockpot
- Place the chicken in the crockpot and cook on low.
This recipe can also be found in Weekly Dinners for 4 under $70 – Menu 2
