Slow Cooker Roast Chicken
- Whole roasting or fryer chicken (the size depends on the size of your slow cooker. You want your slow cooker to be ½ to ¾ full when you place the whole chicken on top of ⅔ of the vegetables.
- Mrs Dash Garlic & Herb Seasoning
- Mrs Dash Chicken Grilling
 Seasoning
- Optional: basil.
- 1 large onion, cut into chunks
- 
4 celery stalks, cut in thirds
- Optional: lemon juice or dried lemon zest
- Optional: 1 can no-salt-added diced tomatoes or 1 can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- Remove chicken from packaging and remove neck and pouch with organs. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Pull most of the skin off the chicken.
- Sprinkle Mrs Dash Garlic Herb seasoning inside of chicken.
- Lightly sprinkle Mrs Dash Chicken Grilling seasoning (and optional basil) over the outside of the chicken.
- Optional: Rub lemon juice or ½ tsp dried lemon zest inside the chicken.
- Put some of the onions and celery inside the chicken. Place the remaining onions and celery in the slow cooker.
- Place chicken in the slow cooker on top of the vegetables.
- Optional: pour the tomatoes or tomato sauce on top of the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours, until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Strain the vegetables, bones, meat, skin, etc from the broth and place the strained broth in a covered bowl or pan.
- After it cools a bit, put the broth in the refrigerator for a couple of hours (or overnight) to allow the fat to rise to the surface. (Don't stir the broth; just let it settle)
- After the broth is completely cooled, you can remove the fat by scraping it from the top with a spoon. Discard all of the fat.
- Divide the broth into useful portions (I like to save it in ½ cup or 1 cup portions.) Then put it into zip-lock bags and freeze it for later use in soups, casseroles, or other recipes.
- Note: this yields a very robust broth. To use the broth in a recipe, you will want to add approximately 1 part water for each 1 part broth. For example: 1 cup of this broth plus 2 cups water is appropriate for use in a recipe that calls for 1 cups of low-sodium chicken or turkey broth.
Serving size: 4 oz. Sodium: 60mg.
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/poultry/slow-cooker-roast-chicken/
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