Citrus Chicken

3 mandarines

3 lemons

3 limes

1 tbsp of minced garlic

1/4 yellow onion (Use onion powder if you don’t like the texture of onion)

about 6 Rosemary stems

salt and pepper to taste

1 whole chicken (mine was just under 5lbs)

First throw a few slices of onion, lemon, lime, mandarin, Rosemary and garlic on the bottom of your slow cooker.

Rinse the bird with water, pat dry with a paper towel. Stuff her with onion, garlic, lemon, lime and a mandarine. If you have room, shove in some onion and Rosemary. Place her in your slow cooker. You can’t leave her neeeeked! Sprinkle some salt and pepper on her quick!

Time to really dress her up, after all, she is going to be centerpiece at your dinner table tonight. Add the rest of your lemon, lime, garlic, onion Rosemary and mandarine in the pot all around and some on top of her. You want to encapsulate her with the smells and tastes of citrus goodness.

Once you are satisfied with your arrangement…

Place the lid on, set to low and cook for 8 hours. Even the rinds are cooked so that you can eat them with a bite of chicken!

I served this with corn on the cob sliced potatoes baked with olive oil and salt, and rice. I added rice to my slow cooker about 40 minutes before it was time to eat. Since I wasn’t sure if there was enough liquid, I added 1/2 cup of water as well. The chicken, the taste, the smell… this is just something you have to try. Happy slow cooking!