Crispy Slow Cooker Chicken

Do you like roasting a whole chicken in your slow cooker but you wish the skin would crisp up like those grocery store rotisserie chicken? This Crispy Slow Cooker Chicken is for you!

I found my inspiration to go back to an old favorite and sizzle it up for Sizzle and Crock Week while flipping through Gooseberry Patch’s Slow-Cookers, Casseroles & Skillets on my tablet.

I just love a whole roasted “rotisserie” chicken from a crock pot. But the one complaint I get from folks who try this recipe is from chicken skin lovers… trouble makers 😉

Slow cookers are fantastic for cooking up a flavorful bird. But slow cookers kind of stink at letting moisture out or the pot. We don’t eat the skin, so it has never been an issue for us.

Crispy Slow Cooker Chicken

But this time around is for you chicken skin lovers.

I prepared my bird the same way and cooked it like always.

But at the end of the cooking time, I drained most of the liquid from the pot (and kept it– that makes killer chicken stock!). And  then I popped my bird under my broiler for 5 minutes.

All of this was made incredibly easy by the slow cooker Hamilton Beach sent me with an all metal pot as the insert (psst… I am giving one away with a copy of a great cookbook). I just cooked my chicken in the pot, poured out the excess liquid and then popped the metal pot and chicken all under the broiler.  If you don’t have a slow cooker insert that can go in the oven, you can always gently move your bird over to an oven safe pan and broil away.

The result?

Beautifully crisp skin.

And oh-so flavorful!

A Note About Timing the Bird

Depending on the size of your bird and how your slow cooker cooks, you will want to adjust your time. I have had smaller birds take 6 hours while larger ones take 8 hours. I like my chicken very tender but not completely falling apart. If you overcook it, it will completely fall apart . It will still have a great flavor, but it will not be as good as it is cooked just right.

 

Easy Meal Idea

This Crispy Slow Cooker Chicken would go great with these Crock Pot Parsley Potatoes and Crock Pot Corn Casserole.

Affiliate links were used in this post.