Recipes
Slow cooked whole chicken with bacon gravy
Yes, you can cook an entire chicken in a slow cooker! A gravy with smoky bacon and tender shallots adds extra flavour to the succulent meat
Yes, you can cook an entire chicken in a slow cooker! A gravy with smoky bacon and tender shallots adds extra flavour to the succulent meat
(27 votes)
Cook: 5 Hours 20 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: £1.44 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 374g serving contains
Energy
1690kj
404kcal
1690kj
404kcal
20%
Fat
19.1g
19.1g
Med
27%
27%
Saturates
6.7g
6.7g
Med
34%
34%
Sugars
4.9g
4.9g
Low
5%
5%
Salt
1.83g
1.83g
High
31%
31%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
452kj/108kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
452kj/108kcal
Ingredients
2tbsp rapeseed oil
1.35kg Butcher’s Selection British Medium Chicken
8 shallots, peeled and halved
4 rashers smoked bacon, chopped
6 cloves garlic, bashed
4 sprigs thyme
1tbsp chopped sage
1 reduced-salt stock cube made up to 200ml with boiling water
100ml white wine or water
3tbsp Extra Special ChickenGravyGranules
Mash and steamed spring greens, to serve
Method
1
Heat the oil in a large nonstick frying pan on medium. Carefully fry the whole chicken on all sides until golden, then transfer to the slow cooker.
2
In the same pan, fry the shallots for 4 mins. Add the bacon and garlic and fry for 2 mins until starting to colour.
3
Transfer to the slow cooker with the herbs, stock and wine or water. Cover and cook on low for 5 hrs, or until the chicken is cooked through and the meat comes away from the bone easily.
4
Remove the chicken and keep warm. Remove the thyme from the slow cooker and stir in the gravy granules.
5
Carve the chicken, divide between 4 plates and spoon over the bacon gravy. Add the mash and greens on the side and top with black pepper to serve.