What’s for Dinner? Faux-Rotisserie Chicken Two Ways

April 2, 2015

Faux Rotisserie Chicken Two Ways (Crock Pot and Oven) | Sarcastic Cooking

Did you guys see this cute April Fool’s Day prank? It was probably my favorite.  This was Mike’s favorite. I like good hearted and funny pranks. However, I also like some of those sucky-for-the-person-it-is-happening to pranks. In college, we used to switch entire contents of peoples closets, dump ice water on people in the shower, and pelt people with water balloons as they walked to their cars in the sorority parking lot. Yeah, we were kind of dicks.

We knew the pranking had to stop when showering to get ready for the day became a paranoid affair. I figured out that if is contorted myself and stood up against the far back corner of the shower stall I could mostly avoid the ice water. Thank God the prank days were short lived. Come on past Stef, grow up!

Andy decided to play a funny prank on me and wake up at 4:30am. However he forgot to set my clock forward so I would think it was 7am. You almost got me, you silly kid! After that, a lot of coffee was consumed and this bad boy was prepped and popped in the crock pot for dinner.

Faux Rotisserie Chicken Two Ways | Sarcastic Cooking

I first saw this version of the chicken in the oven. I made it twice that way and then I thought, in summer, I am not going to run my oven for three hours. There has to be another way! And, lucky for you, my friends, there is. Enter the hero, the crock pot.

Here is all you need for this recipe:

½ Lemon

A Few Cloves of Garlic

A FRICKEN CHICKEN!

That’s it. Well, that and a bunch of spices.

Just a few notes about the chicken. Of course the oven version gives you a crispier skin. All the chickens I have made produce a lot of liquid during cooking. Use the liquid to baste as it cooks and then drain it off when the chicken is cooked. Make sure to let the chicken rest before slicing or shredding.

Also, be warned that while you are shredding or slicing the chicken, you will consume a lot of said chicken. If you have a dog and they happen to be snoozing away in another room, don’t be surprised if that dog suddenly appears at your feet.

Happy chicken pickin’!

Recipe originally from Domesticate Me.

 

Faux Rotisserie Chicken Two Ways

The most delicious fake rotisserie fall off the bone cooked at home chicken. Skip the stop at the store and roast this whole chicken in the oven or cook it in the slow cooker.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 3½ -4 pound whole chicken
  • ½ lemon quartered
  • 5 cloves garlic unpeeled and smashed

Instructions

  1. If you are slow roasting in the oven, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Mix all the seasonings together in a small mixing bowl. Remove any goodies from the cavity of the chicken. Take a ton of paper towels and pat the chicken dry. Slip a finger under the skin on top of the breasts and chicken legs to loosen the skin away from the flesh.
  3. Take half the seasoning mixture and rub it under the skin and in the cavity. Take the remaining seasoning mixture and rub it all over the chicken. Place the lemon and garlic into the cavity of the chicken. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
  4. At this time, place the whole chicken, breast side up, into the crock pot or into a cast iron skillet.
  5. To cook in the slow cooker, cook on low for 6-7 hours. To cook in the oven, roast for 2 ½ to 3 hours. Every now and then, peek in on the chicken and spoon some of the drippings on top of the chicken for a quick baste.
  6. Once the chicken is cooked, remove the lid from the slow cooker, if that is how you cooked the chicken, and then let the chicken rest for ten minutes before shredding or slicing.

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  • Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
    April 10, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    PINNING THIS SO HARD

    ….that sounded dirty.

    I’m ok with it.

    • Stefanie
      April 13, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      hahaha love it!

  • Jennie @themessybakerblog
    April 7, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I love the new look of your site! Girl, this is ridiculous (but in a very, very good way). Faux chicken for life! Pinned.

    • Stefanie
      April 8, 2015 at 9:51 pm

      Thanks Jennie!

  • Emily
    April 6, 2015 at 10:07 am

    Love the idea of doing this in the slow cooker! Do you still baste the chicken if you are using the slow cooker?

    • Stefanie
      April 8, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      You do not have to, but if you are home and around, go ahead.

  • Joanne
    April 3, 2015 at 6:47 am

    It seems like I missed out on lots of prank-playing in college! My guy friends did used to play pranks on us, but throughout the year…not exclusively on April 1st lol. I would have never guessed this chicken was made in the crockpot! You got such great color on it.