Anybody Ever Actually Make Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken

[blazedog]

Has anybody tried the Crockpot Rotisserie chicken. Someone emailed the recipe to me -- On the one hand, it looks as if it could be good -- on the other hand it's a little weird and I hate to commit a whole chicken.

Here's my version -- are there better ones? If you've made it with success, any hints? How big are the aluminum wads?

Thanks in advance.

Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken

1 Whole Chicken Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Lawry's Seasoned Salt (no substitutes)
Aluminum foil

Clean chicken inside and out. Spray with olive oil spray.

Sprinkle inside and out with Lawry's.

Spray inside of crock with cooking spray. Note: Do not put any water in the crockpot.

Roll some wads of aluminum foil into balls and put them in the bottom of the crock. The chicken is going to sit on these.

Put chicken back side down in crock on top of aluminum balls.

Cook on High (will not come out the same on low), 4-6 hours.

[Gilgamesh37]

This is the same technique as the Sticky Chicken for the crockpot--I know it sounds odd, but it works fine. (Sticky Chicken has a different spice blend, and you let the rub sit on the chicken overnight first--in the fridge, obviously) The aluminum foil balls just need to be big enough to keep Mr. Chicken's butt out of the juices that accumulate, so that he "roasts" more than he stews. I usually do balls about 1" - 1.5" in diameter.

I've heard of this version and always meant to try it--I would just be concerned that only using Lawry's would make the chicken *really* salty.....

(actually, I just went and looked at my Sticky Chicken recipe, which does call for crockpot on low for 8 hrs, and that's how I've always done it. I'll have to try it on high for shorter next time)

[blazedog]

Gilaga - Thanks for your input.

Rotisserie chicken is generally salty I think -- I don't buy it as it tends to be greasy and made from sad looking chickens:) I've bought breasts at the fancy grocery store in LA but this is low sodium lemon garlic.

What's the spice blend for sticky chicken.

My surmise (I am so NOT a crockpot expert) is that high makes it more crispy and low makes it stickier?

[momtobradley]

a week! It's really good and easy!!:) When you have an 18month old running around at home, it's nice to throw dinner in the crock pot and forget it!! And I love the aluminum foil idea, then your chicken isn't sitting in all of that grease, and it makes it helthy, just take off the skin!!

[blazedog]

Hey Mom -- Is this the recipe you use? I like the idea of sticking a chicken in the crock in the morning and running errands and then having a whole chicken to play with?

It goes without saying that it's eaten without skin -- I can't remember the last time I had chicken skin -- maybe thirty years ago?

[momtobradley]

I do spray the chicken with pam no fat butter spray, but I use whatever spices I want to get different tastes. Sometimes I put cut up lemon wedges inside the cavity and under the chickens skin.

Also, I start my chicken in the crock pot in the morning and cook it on "Low" all day and I have never had a problem. It is soooo tender and falls off the bone. And when I say I start it in the morning, I would say between 9am and 10am and then we eat it by 6pm. So between 8 and 9 hours on low.:)

[mbeth]

Very interesting! I may have to try this, or the sticky chicken. I will say, I think the rotisserie chickens we buy in grocery stores are so good because they are salty. I've always assumed they're brined--that's how they infuse the whole chicken with so much flavor.

[blazedog]

Mbeth -- Yes, I think I would brine the whole chicken the night before and then stick it in the crock.

What are the spices for the sticky chicken -- any difference except the cooking time and temp?

[Laurielee]

here is the recipe for sticky chicken, I just bought a whole chicken and want to try this

laurie

Sticky Chicken

Begin this recipe the day before cooking.

4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 large roasting chicken
1 cup chopped onion

In small bowl, thoroughly combine all spices. Clean chicken well and
remove giblets. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub the spice mixture into
the chicken, both inside and out, making sure it is evenly
distributed and down deep into the skin. Place in a resealable
plastic bag, seal and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to cook chicken put it in the crockpot and do not add any
liquid. As the cooking process goes on the chicken will produce its
own juices. Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours. The chicken will be
falling off the bones.

[blazedog]

Laurie -- thanks for the recipe.

I have this sense that Lawry's salt is the "dummy's" version of how the chicken should be seasoned. I like your seasonings SO MUCH better -- I hate pre-blends anyway -- such a waste as most recipes need a slightly different combo of herbs/spices anyway :)

[Kristena]

I make this about once a week too--the Lawry's seasoned salt one. I generally take the skin off (once cooked) since I don't really like the texture of chicken skin so I don't notice extra salty-ness and I'm not a salt freak.

I cook it (about a 3.5 lb bird) for about 4 hours on high. I've never had much sucess with chicken all day in a crockpot--for me it tends to dry out. But for this recipe, 4 hours on high is perfect.

I understand that some of the appeal of deli-chicken is the crispy skin and you won't get that in a crockpot. But the flavor is really good. (And, most importantly, my kids inhale it.)

[MissV]

I've done it a couple of times, sometimes for chicken to be used in another dish, and a couple times to serve as is. The skin does not get crpisy like if it had been roasted (I have heard of people placing it under the broiler briefly to crisp up the skin) but it is still some very moist, flavorful chicken.

[cinnabun]

I have made the sticky chicken several times in the past and have never used a whole chicken it was either thighs, legs and breast pieces or just breasts. It does work and I don't use foil when I do mine either. I do use the onions and throw them in the crockpot before placing the chicken in and I think the chicken tastes a lot better the next day.

[wargofive]

I make the sticky chicken alot. I never use the pam spray would think it would make it very greasy. The chicken has enough fat on it. You can use any type of seasoning you have. I have an italian blend from italy that I use all the time.
Linda

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[valchemist]

linda,

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[Bawstinn]

Probably a dumb question (but I'll say it's because I'm tired since it is early) but what do you do with the onion in the Sticky Chicken recipe? Does the chicken sit on top of it or do you put it in the cavity? I'm thinking that if I use the foil balls so it doesn't sit in the fat ... what do I do with the onions? :rolleyes:

I've done the foil thing with a whole chicken several times. I usually cook it this way to use in cooked chicken recipes.

Maria

[wargofive]

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I need help inserting the pics in this board. Do you use the IMG tag above and insert into that or do you insert right here in the reply
Thanks for the help
Linda

[wargofive]

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Linda

[bobmark226]

Linda, I believe it needs to be in jpeg format and you were posting a gif.

Bob

[wargofive]

Ok now so all my photos saved in photobucket will not work.
Ok Thanks for the help
Linda

[tbb113]

Linda:
Try quoting valchemist's response with the picture. You will see how she did it. That might help you. Since it has a gif, other gifs should work.

Another thought is to go to the Other Stuff board and start a new thread specifically about how to post a picture. You will get more responses since it won't be buried in this thread.

Tyra

[bobmark226]

I stand corrected. I made an assumption because I've had problems with gifs.

Linda, instead of posting, try fooling with it and click PREVIEW REPLY instead. If it's working, it will show up there. I usually "test" that way, then you can SEND!

Bob

[valchemist]

Originally posted by wargofive
Ok now so all my photos saved in photobucket will not work.
Ok Thanks for the help
Linda

Linda,

photobucket will work. on photobucket, you used the code from the second box labeled TAG. Instead, you should use the code in the third box labeled IMG. then you will be all set.

you don't even need to use the IMG button here. go ahead and put it right into your post.

Val

[wargofive]

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Linda

[luv2dance]

Hi,
**I make this all the time...it's my husbands favorite!!

it is delicious and falls off the bone. I make it overnight sometimes (you should smell the house in the morning..yummy!!) and then he has chicken sandwiches for lunch all week long.