Slow Cooker Whole Chicken and Stuffing is a one pot meal, even the veggies!
Growing up my mom always added extra veggies to her Stove-Top stuffing. I found that I can cook veggies with a whole chicken (smothered in butter), then stir in stove-top stuffing to the drippings in with the cooked veggies at the end of the cooking time. Makes for great tasting stuffing! I could not stop eating this stuffing, and then daydreaming about it since I made it!
I added the chicken back in with the stuffing at the end for a pretty presentation, this step can be skipped. You can serve the chicken from a platter and the stuffing from the slow cooker.
Below is my YouTube video of the making of this Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Stuffing. You can follow me on YouTube, here.
I hope you give this recipe a try! It really turned out great, and I can’t wait to make it again. Have a great week.
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Stuffing
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 5lb. whole chicken
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried sage
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 6 oz. box stove top stuffing (I use savory herb style)
Slow Cooker Size:
- 6 quart or larger
Instructions
- Clean out the inside of the chicken by removing any extra parts or packaging and discard.
- Add the carrots, onion and celery to the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the chicken.
- Pour over the melted butter and sprinkle over the thyme, sage, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours.
- Remove chicken to a platter and cover with foil. Remove (but save!) the chicken drippings from the slow cooker, leaving the veggies. Add the stuffing mix to the veggies in the slow cooker. Measure out 1 1/2 cups of the liquid that you removed and add to the stuffing and veggies. Stir and add back the lid. I turn the slow cooker to high and let the stuffing absorb the liquid for about 10 minutes.
- I added the chicken back to the slow cooker with the stuffing for a pretty presentation. If I was just serving this to my family, I would slice and serve the chicken on the platter and serve the stuffing from the slow cooker.
Notes
Nutrition
I used my 6-quart Crock-Pot Slow Cooker for this recipe, any slow cooker 6-quart or larger should work fine.
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Camille Sutton says
March 20, 2018 at 9:30 amRecipe looks yummy with one concern. Juice from the chicken is usually very fatty. How do you deal with that? Appreciate comments on this question. Thank you
Sarah Olson says
March 20, 2018 at 12:18 pmThat’s why it tastes so good! You could do part of the juices and the rest water. Or try spooning off the fat from the juices.
Barb says
January 3, 2019 at 3:13 pmJust used chicken broth instead
Krista says
March 21, 2018 at 11:58 amYou could probably use chicken stock in place of the juices.
Vicki says
March 21, 2018 at 7:23 amHo do you get the chicken to brown?
Sarah Olson says
March 21, 2018 at 8:39 amIt’s not browned, I promise. The paprika makes it look that way.
Kat Youngbloood says
April 6, 2018 at 1:30 pmIn the video it appears more than 1/2 tsp of paprika was used, is that correct? Actually it appears all the herbs too had more added than the recipe calls for.
Sarah Olson says
April 6, 2018 at 2:05 pmIt was a half teaspoon, though it really doesn’t need to be exact for those seasonings. Just don’t over salt.
MARY DIAMOND says
March 22, 2018 at 6:21 pmChicken was moist, very delicious! But the stuffing…omg you were right! Amazing! I can’t stop eating it! I will never make Stove Top without the vegetables again!
Andrea says
March 25, 2018 at 10:17 amCould you use regular dry bread or cornbread?
Jenah Koenig says
March 27, 2018 at 8:32 amWas wondering the same thing… hoping to use dry homemade bread so its a little healthier than stove top.
Sarah Olson says
March 27, 2018 at 12:07 pmYou would have so add more seasoning and figure out the liquid ratio for the amount of bread you use. Possibly use a homemade stuffing recipe and adapt.
Kathy says
March 25, 2018 at 4:27 pmDelicious!! Just made for dinner- big win!
Renee says
March 28, 2018 at 9:28 amstuffing was amazing, but my chicken was too dry. I spooned off the fat and add more chicken stock as I didn’t have enough liquid for the stovetop. Next time I would use chicken thighs and double the stuffing and veggies. It was delicious and easy.
Bea says
March 30, 2018 at 11:16 amYou are still the slow-cook genius! This couldn’t be easier or more delicious. My husband commented on how moist and delicious the chicken was, and the coloring imparted by the paprika is a total trompe-l’oeil! My husband said,”wait a minute,didn’t you make this with the slow-cooker? How can it be so brown?” I am trying your ham with pineapple and cherry for Easter. I am making harissa roasted carrots and asparagus with that.
Cialis says
April 3, 2018 at 1:36 pmThanks, Gunjan! 🙂cialis
Delia Turner says
April 4, 2018 at 8:49 amCan this be made in an instant pot?
Christine Thompson says
April 13, 2018 at 2:28 pmDid you get the gravy from drippings?
Beverly Staton says
April 16, 2018 at 2:33 pmCan you use Pepperidge farm stuffing instead? I’m assuming it would be fine.
Sarah Olson says
April 16, 2018 at 5:08 pmI’d follow the liquid I instructions on the packaging. I think it will be fine!
Kathy McGowan Norris says
May 29, 2018 at 2:00 pmWhat can I use besides the butter?
Christine Griffon says
June 3, 2018 at 12:54 pmThis did not turn out well for me. The chicken is rather tasteless and the stuffing is also not good. I am not a fan of Stove Top stuffing and this recipe confirmed that for me. It has an artificial taste I will stay with brining my bird, cooking it on the Ronco Rotisserie and homemade stuffing.
Susan says
August 3, 2018 at 10:37 amI wonder where you find a 5lb chicken…I feel lucky if I find a 3lb. Suggestions would be helpful!
Sarah Olson says
August 3, 2018 at 10:41 amI get mine at Fred Meyers, which is Kroger.
Ronnie says
August 11, 2018 at 3:21 pmHow did you make the gravy?
Sarah Olson says
August 12, 2018 at 9:05 amI think I used chicken gravy packets 🙂
Anonymous says
September 23, 2018 at 4:52 pmHave you ever substituted a turkey breast?
Sarah Olson says
September 23, 2018 at 6:32 pmI have not, will probably work fine. You may need to add a touch of broth to make the stuffing at the end.
Christine Noyes Kaiser says
October 9, 2018 at 6:04 amJust checking, but you didn’t add any liquid to the slow cooker when you started. Is that correct? The chicken will produce that much liquid?
Sarah Olson says
October 9, 2018 at 7:31 amThe butter is considered liquid, but yes the chicken produces that much liquid.
Roxy says
October 10, 2018 at 4:15 pmLove that you added nutrition facts but what is a serving size for this meal?