Monday, October 8, 2007

Fragrant Lemon Chicken

An easy crock pot chicken recipe that cooks on its own and tastes great. The meat just falls off the bone!

Ingredients:
1 cooking apple, quartered
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 (3 pound) whole chicken
salt
ground black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
juice and grated rind of one lemon
1 cup hot water

Directions:
1. Place apple and celery in cavity of chicken. Rub skin with salt and pepper.

2. Place chicken in cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion, rosemary, lemon juice, and lemon rind over chicken. Add 1 cup hot water. Cover.

3. Cook on High for 1 hour. Switch to Low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours, basting several times.

4 comments:

Julie said...

I made this, it was delicious. Michael doesn't like chicken because it is so dry, but he liked this recipe. I love that you post your recipes. Thanks.

Jen Hill said...

Thanks to your cute comments on Cecily's page, I am here and really liking what I see!

I love new recipes with fresh ingredients. Everything looks fabulous, and I'm hungry.

Keep up the great work. Jen

Anonymous said...

This is great info to know.

michelle said...

Yuuuuummmmmmm!