Crock-Pot Sticky Chicken

Update 1/22/2015: 
My best friend, Kelly, mentioned that she followed this recipe for my famous sticky chicken...and she tried her best to be nice about her experience--- and she eventually admitted "it was just chicken".  I wasn't heartbroken - because she was the only person not to be impressed.  But why?  Ok, so it didn't blow her mind.  I started asking her questions and she said "your chicken looked like it had more seasoning than mine did."  And then I realized I copied the original seasoning recipe verbatim and did not share how I make this recipe.  So the recipe below now reflects approximately how I make the seasoning for my sticky chicken, I don't actually measure any of the seasoning... I "eyeball" it.  If you don't like spicy or a certain seasoning, I recommend you adjust to your desire.   But please note, I usually have about a cup of seasoning to douse the chicken in (make sure to get some in the cavity too!). 

With this recipe, scrub down your sink BEFORE rinsing the chicken, just to avoid getting any bacteria that may be growin' around in your sink.

When I say scrub, I use dish soap in the sink and scrub pretty aggressively. What can I say -- it's a great anger management technique.  Be sure to re-clean the sink (plus surrounding area) after making this recipe, to make sure no chicken splatter got anywhere else.

~Crock-Pot Sticky Chicken Recipe~

(Yes, that's Elmo on the TV and a broom on the floor on the left. And I accidentally bought Onion salt and not Onion powder but I still use what I bought in this recipe.)

Serving Size: 3 - 4

• 4 yellow onions (or 2 large onions) 
• 1 raw rotisserie chicken (5 to 7 lbs) 
• 2 gloves

Seasoning for Chicken:

• 4 tablespoons salt 
• 2 tablespoons paprika 
• 2 tablespoons onion powder 
• 2 tablespoons dried thyme 
• 2 tablespoons white pepper 
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 
• 2 tablespoons black pepper 
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder 

Begin by measuring out all the dry seasonings into a small bowl, then stir them together.

Once the seasoning is mixed, begin quartering the onions. Do this by cutting the ends of the onions and peeling the outer layer of the onions off. Cut the onion in half, and then cut those halves into halves. Ka-peesh? (Wow, I just had a flash back to the 90s!) Do this to all the onions, and then place them in the bottom of the crock pot.

Once the onions are in the crock, begin rinsing the chicken in a CLEAN sink (see above for more information). Remove any feathers or other substances that don't look appetizing from the chicken. Leave skin intact, if there are holes after opened, don't fret it will still turn out delicious. When the chicken is rinsed with cold water, pat it dry with a paper towel.

I like to wear gloves when handling the seasoning because of the cayenne pepper. Once you're hands are gloved start covering the bird in the seasoning, leaving no part uncovered. I also pour the rest in to the cavity of the bird too.

Once it's covered, slowly put the chicken into the crock-pot, on top of the onions. I usually do breast up, but I'm thinking next time trying breast down - since it's a thicker meat and the juices may penetrate the thicker meat better. If you try it, please let me know how it turns out!

When the chicken is comfortably placed into the crock-pot, put the lid on and then you're almost ready to walk away. Simply set your crock-pot to cook for 6 hours and 30 minutes on HIGH.  DO NOT PUT ANY LIQUID INTO THE CROCKPOT - the onions plus the liquid from the chicken will make the delicious broth gravy pictured below.

Come back in 6 hours and make your sides. We had a busy afternoon so I stuck to something simple - fake potatoes. Gasp! She used fake potatoes....and yet the world is still rotating and we are still breathing. Hehe.

Once the timer goes off, remove the bird from the crock pot and put it into a serving dish. More than likely it will fall apart, which is exactly what you want. Get a soup ladle and remove as much of the brothy gravy as you can.

And that's it, enjoy this fabulously delicious recipe. Next time I make it, I plan on trying to make it an 8 or 9 hour recipe on low for a week day meal. I'll let you know how it turns out!

*****UPDATE --- 6/30/2014*****
So I made this on a Saturday - started it at 8 AM and had it cook on low (breast down) for 9 hours, on warm for additional 2 hours and it came out fabulous.  Deliciousness! Fantabalous! Mouth watering! Orgasmic.... ok I went a little too far....... .... No, no I didn't - it was that good!  In fact, Justin kept saying how delicious it was.

So fortunately - it's an all day recipe! SCORE!  YAY! I am so happy! Can't wait to make this over a work day! 

Side note: I don't think flipping the bird (hahaha...sorry) over so the breast was facing down made much of a difference.... the only part it did do was add more work trying to find all the meat with the majority of the bones on top. If you did it breast down, you'll understand what I mean.  So I still recommend breast up. :)  ENJOY!

(Don't forget putting a delicious scoop of the broth gravy on your potatoes!)

Source of recipe: Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

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Just for your cookbook, here is the summarized version without pictures and dialogue!

Crock-Pot Sticky Chicken
http://stayinafloat.blogspot.com/p/crock-pot-sticky-chicken.html

Serving Size: 3 - 4
Ingredients:

• 4 yellow onions (or 2 large onions)
• 1 raw rotisserie chicken (5 to 7 lbs)
• 2 gloves
  Seasoning for Chicken:
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Mix dry ingredients together.  Quarter up all of the onions and place them in the crock-pot.  Clean chicken(remove giblets, feathers, etc.), rinse with cold water and pat dry with paper towel.  Cover the chicken in the dry mix (put it in cavity, too).  Place chicken on top of the onions in the crock-pot.  Do not put any liquid in with the chicken. Put lid on, turn crock-pot on HIGH and set timer for 6 hours and 30 minutes or on LOW for 9 hours.  Be sure to serve the broth/juices from the crock with the chicken.  Enjoy!