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Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed ¼ cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon lemon pepper 1 (1-inch thick) slice of lemon 2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed, or more to taste 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons seasoned salt 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 pinch cracked black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

525.6 calories carbohydrate: 1.9 g cholesterol: 151.7 mg fat: 39.7 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 38.6 g saturatedFat: 14.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 773.1 mg sugar: 0.1 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels, and use your fingers to loosen the skin over the breast and thighs.
Stir butter and lemon pepper in a small bowl and insert seasoned butter beneath the loosened skin using a teaspoon. Push butter from spoon using the skin. Place lemon slice and garlic cloves into the chicken cavity.
Place chicken into a slow cooker. Rub skin with olive oil and sprinkle seasoned salt, thyme, and cracked black pepper over the bird.
Cook on High for 3 hours, reduce heat to Low and cook until chicken is very tender and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 2 to 3 more hours. If desired, cook bird on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.

4 servings

A whole chicken is seasoned with lemon pepper, garlic, and thyme, then slow-cooked to perfection.