Submitted by Simon Christie
Not Roast Chicken (+ Ahh-mazing Gravy)
Serving: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg whole chicken
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 red onion skin removed
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
- Optional gravy:
- 1 cup cooking juices
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1/2 cup liquid chicken stock
- Dried thyme
- 1/4 cup cream
Instructions
- Core out the top of tomato and fill with thyme and garlic.
- Place chicken breast down on a board and place tomato right up inside chicken.
- Wedge tomato in place with onion half.
- Place chicken breast down directly into your cooker insert.
- Sprinkle with cracked pepper.
- Replace lid and cook on AUTO 6 hours.
- Alternatively 2 hours HIGH 4 hours LOW
- *Optional* - to make an AMAZING gravy with the juices combine 1 cup of liquid from the slow cooker (taken at the end of cooking time) with 1 tbsp plain flour whisked into 1/2 cup liquid chicken stock, a sprinkle of dried thyme and 1/4 cup of cream and simmer on stove top until reduced to a nice gravy consistency.
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I had a tomato and onion that needed using so I did a quick search of the website and found this Not Roast Chicken (+ Ahh-mazing Gravy).
I made a slight change to the gravy, 30mins before serving I transferred the chicken to a warm (about 100°c) oven after removing the onion and tomato from the chicken.
Then I broke the onion and tomato up in the juices that were in the slow cooker bowl, whisked in 1/4 cup of lactose free cream combined with 2 tblspns of cornflour.
I switched the sc to high for 30mins with the lid slightly ajar.
Tasted as ahh-mazing as it sounds and so quick and easy, thanks Simon ?
Absolutely beautiful way to slow cook a whole roast chicken and the gravy is truly Ahh-mazing!! Will be using this recipe regularly after the entire family gave this roast a 10 out of 10. I used two small (1.5kg) chickens and had leftovers for everyones lunches the following day. Thanks for the recipe Simon, we love it 🙂
Dried thyme or fresh thyme for the tomato?
Dried
Lovely easy chicken dinner. Followed the recipe as written but made the gravy in the crockpot with cream and cornflour as suggested by Felicity Barnett.