Do you love tender and juicy chicken with wonderful flavor? Then you want to try this Stuffed Crock Pot Chicken from Gooseberry Patch’s Everyday Slow Cooker!
Aunt Lou here.
So this recipe originally called for Cornish game hens. I was crushed when I went to the store and couldn’t find them. You see, the entire time Michael and I have been married, he has always said, “What’s for dinner? Cornish game hens?” or “Are the Cornish game hens ready?” So when I saw this recipe, I couldn’t wait to make it and finally answer my smart-aleck husband with a resounding YES!
Much to my dismay, our small town grocery stores didn’t have any Cornish game hens…guess there isn’t a high demand in these parts. 😉 So I bought a small roasting chicken. While I couldn’t answer him with a yes about the Cornish game hens, I was able to get a big-eyed “Mmmmm!” from him when he tried it
Stuffed Crock Pot Chicken
I did a little tweaking on this recipe (big surprise right?). Up until a few months ago, I had never used my broiler and was actually quite scared of it. Then I discovered all the wonderfulness that is my broiler!
So when this Stuffed Crock Pot Chicken was done, I popped the chicken in the broiler for a couple of minutes to crisp it up a bit…heavens-to-Besty! It was awesome!
Stuffed Crock Pot Chicken
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb roasting chicken
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz pkg chicken-flavored stuffing mix prepared
Instructions
- Spray your crock pot with cooking spray
- Sprinkle your chicken with salt and pepper
- Loosely stuff your chicken with your prepared stuffing
- Wrap your chicken tightly with aluminum foil and put it in your crock pot
- Make a packet from aluminum foil and place your extra stuffing in it, seal tight
- Place your stuffing packet on top of your wrapped chicken
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours until a meat thermometer says the chicken is done
- Unwrap your chicken and place in a broiler safe dish
- Place in your broiler for 3-5 minutes, watching VERY closely, to crisp up the skin
- Serve with stuffing
Slow Cooker Recommendation
For this Stuffed Crock Pot Chicken, I used my Travel Crock Pot. It was the perfect size, and I love having a timer to do the shutting off for me since I tend to forget sometimes. Your favorite 5-6 quart slow cooker will work as well.
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What would be time and temp difference for 5 lb chicken?
I haven’t tried this with a 5 lb chicken. My best guess would be that it would need at least a couple more hours. The temperature would be the same. The current recommendation from food safety experts is for chicken to be at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit. We prefer the texture when the chicken is around 170-175 degrees. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
I made thi for dinner tonite and it came out perfect. Put in the broiler for about 3 minutes. Everyone loved this. Thank you for this recipe!!
Wonderful! I’m so glad Deborah! Thank you for taking the time to let us know you liked this recipe. It makes our hearts happy to hear that our readers enjoy a recipe!
This stuffed chicken in the crock pot looks amazing but I just want to know why you wrap the whole chicken in aluminum?
Hi Jacque!
That is what the original recipe said to do, so I gave it a try. It came out perfectly, so I just continue doing it that way. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
Absolutely perfect instructions. Added a six whole carrots to the bottom of the pot, under the foiled chicken.
Thank you so much for your kind words Sharon! It makes my day when our readers love our recipes! And great idea adding in some veggies!
~Aunt Lou