| Servings: 4-6 |
Prep Time: 0:20 Cook Time: 3 1/2 hours
Ingredients:
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp chili powder (no salt)
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp thyme leaves
- no salt seasoning (21 Salute or similar)
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 whole chicken, neck and giblets removed
Rub for whole chicken has 151 calories, 14mg sodium, 35.4g carbs
Directions:
1. Spray the inside of the slow cooker with the non-stick spray.
2. Place a small cooking rack on the bottom of the slow cooker. If you don’t have a rack that fits, roll up several small balls of tin foil to make a base for the chicken to sit on.
3. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, and thyme using a fork.
4. Using paper toweling, dry the chicken and then season liberally with no salt seasoning and pepper.
5. Rub the sugar/chili/paprika mixture all over chicken. Place the chicken in the slow cooker, breast side down.
6. Cook on high for 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours or until the juices between the leg and the thigh run clear.
7. Remove chicken from slow cooker.
8. If crispy skin is desired, place the chicken on a large baking sheet and broil for 3-4 minutes.
9. Let the chicken sit for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Makes 4-6 servings
A serving with 3.5 oz of cooked, skinless breast meat has 164 calories, 73mg sodium, 0g carbs…then other things need to be taken into consideration such as the rub, gravy made from the rub and if you eat the skin or not
Original recipe found at delish.com, rewritten and modified for low sodium
