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Roasted Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic

List of Ingredients




1 4-5 # whole roasting chicken
8 small sprigs of fresh rosemary
4 cloves garlic halved



Recipe



Remove excess fat and giblets from the chicken and refrigerate giblets for another use such as soup. Rinse and drain chicken. Starting at neck cavity, carefully loosen skin from breast with your fingers or a knife by gently pushing between the skin and meat. Insert 2 garlic pieces and 2 rosemary sprigs under breast skin at edge of wings.Continue pulling skin and insert 2 rosemary sprigs and 2 garlic pieces under drumstick skin. Make a small slit in skin on each wing. Insert a garlic piece and a rosemary sprig into each. Insert 2 garlic pieces and 2 rosemary sprigs in body cavity. Tie legs together and wings close to body. Place chicken, BREAST SIDE DOWN in a 4-5 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 6-7 hours or until juices are clear when thick part of chicken is pierced with a knife. Remove chicken from slow cooker and discard garlic and rosemary.
Cut chicken into individual pieces and serve.
Makes about 6 servings.