Lemon Pepper Crock Pot Chicken

​They say that the third time's a charm, right?  In the case of this crock pot chicken, that was absolutely true.  I made three chickens in my crock pot over the course of several months and each time they came out better and better.  By the time I got the third chicken, I had perfected the process and the timing.  I guess it's true that practice really does make perfect.

Lemon Pepper Crock Pot Chicken
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3.5-4 lbs)
zest and juice from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon pepper

Wash and pat dry a roaster chicken.

Combine lemon zest, fresh lemon juice and pepper in a bowl.  Spread mixture under the skin of the chicken and sprinkle extra lemon zest and pepper on top. 

I cooked my chicken for 6 1/2 hours.  - perfect.  Every crock pot probably cooks differently and it may take a few tries to figure out exactly how long to cook a chicken in your crock pot.  

Too busy to cook dinner, throw a chicken into the crock pot in the morning and it's ready to eat about 6 hours later.  What could be easier than that?  Lemon pepper crock pot chicken - you need to try this one.

Ciao!

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