When I stumbled across this recipe, it looked too simple to be so delicious. But I decided to give it a try. Crock pot recipes never disappoint me. If the flavors are not right, I adjust them for the next time. Plus, we are quite a large family and I usually have to adapt the recipes to feed the 5 of us anyway. I’ve tried many crock pot recipes, and this is by far the best way to cook a whole chicken until it is falling-off-the bone yummy. And I didn’t have to make any adjustments. If you have a well-stocked spice cabinet like mine 
you’ll hardly have to buy anything to make this fabulous chicken. Once the chicken is done, it is flavorful enough to eat by itself. I like to make a side of diced sweet potatoes with the chicken and rice. But this chicken goes well with basically just anything.
We use a very basic crock pot that can purchased at Target for about $40.
- 1 large chicken
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp of paprika
- 1 tsp of onion powder
- 1 tsp of thyme
- 1 tsp of salt
- ½ tsp of garlic powder
- ¼ tsp of black pepper
- ¼ tsp of cayenne (red) pepper
- Combine the dried spices in a small bowl.
- Loosely chop the onion and place it at the bottom of the crock pot.
- Remove any giblets from the chicken and then rub the spice mixture all over.
- Put the chicken on top of the onions in the crock pot.
- Cover it and turn on "HIGH".
- Cook for 4 – 5 hours on high (for a 3 or 4 pound chicken) or until the chicken is falling off the bone.
Just delicious!!!!!! 