Rotisserie Style Crockpot Chicken

I love to eat rotisserie chicken.  So while browsing through the internet one day, I got very excited when I found an extremely easy recipe for it (which I adapted to suit the taste buds of our toddler). I must say that this recipe isn't just the easiest whole chicken recipe you'll ever make, it's also super delicious and the chicken falls right off the bone. However with that tenderness comes an unfortunate truth... if you are planning on taking the whole chicken and putting it on a plater to present it to friends and family (like I did) you won't be able to. The meat will be so tender and juicy it will instantly slide off the bones and fall to pieces when you try to grab it.  But trust me, it won't matter... that's how good this chicken recipe is! That's how you know it's perfect! This is a recipe I do at least once a month. I hope you guys love it as much as us. Enjoy!! Until the next one!

Ingredients:

1 young chicken
3 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
1 teaspoon of dried thyme
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 teaspoon of italian seasoning
1 lemon



Procedure:

1. Spray your crockpot or slow cooker with non stick spray. (I used Pam)
2. Combine all ingredients and rub them all over the chicken, inside and out. Or you can do it one by one like I did in the step by step pictures.
3. Cut the lemon in half and put it inside the chicken.
4. Place the chicken in the crockpot with the breast side down.
5. Cook on high for five hours or on low for nine. I made mine in five hours.

Note:  Do not add any liquid! It's not necessary. The cooking process will make the chicken release its own juices keeping the meat tender. (This is why I like to put the breast down.) 

Put the chicken into a large mixing bowl.

Add the paprika.

Add the ground black pepper.

Add the dried thyme.

Add the onion powder and Italian seasoning. 

Rub everything all over the chicken, inside and out.

Cut the lemon and squeeze all the juice into the chicken.

Put the lemon inside the chicken as well.

Put the whole chicken in the crockpot. 

Cook on high for 5 hours

Final Result! Decadent and juicy chicken! Enjoy!!!

Spicy Crock Pot Pull Pork

Updated photograph of the recipe. 

My husband has been nagging me about making him pulled pork for a while so I decided to finally make it. I decided to take advantage of the fact that it was the holiday. I invited my family over to celebrate New Year's Eve at our house and made this awesome recipe. After waking up at 5:00 am and groggily starting the whole process I realized that I hadn't taken pictures of the process. So I will be posting the recipe, but I'll have to make it again so I can post the photographs of the process. As you can imagine my hubby was "so sad" when he found out he was gonna have to eat pulled pork again... lol. On the photo above I'd made a double recipe for my family. The leftover pork was used to make some amazing sloppy joe's the next day (with a little cheese and bbq sauce!) I promise I will be uploading the photos pretty soon!

This is the original picture of the post. Double recipe.

 Update: I added pictures of the procedure. When I first made the post, it was for a family reunion, so I doubled the recipe. In the procedure photographs you'll see only one pork, except in the last one. That quantity of pulled pork is of two porks. Enjoy!


Ingredients:

Mix of spices:

3 Tablespoons of paprika
2 Tablespoons of salt
2 teaspoons of ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme

Paste mixture:

1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup of white vinegar
3 Tablespoons of olive oil

Additional ingredients:

1 onion, cut in half
3 to 3 1/2 pounds of pork shoulder


Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl, add the spices.
2. Add the honey, vinegar and olive oil.
3. Spread the onions along the bottom of the slow cooker.
4. Place the pork on top.
5. Pour the honey paste over the pork.
6. Set the slow cooker on low, and let it cook for 7-8 hours.
7. Enjoy!

Step by Step Photographs:

In a bowl, add the salt.

Add the paprika. (I used in this recipe the sweet paprika.)

Add the ground black pepper.

Add the cayenne pepper.

Add the garlic powder.

Add the dried thyme.

Mix all the spices.

Add the honey.

Add the red wine vinegar.

Add the olive oil.

Mix everything.

Put the onion along the bottom of the slow cooker.

Place the pork on top.

Pour the honey paste over the pork. 

Set the slow cooker on low, and let it cook for 7-8 hours.

After 8 hours is done!

Enjoy!!

Doubled recipe. (Original Post photograph)

Doubled recipe. (Original Post photograph)

Once again, enjoy!!