Crockpot Chicken for Meal Prep

raw chicken on top of vegetables in a crockpot

4.34 from 6 ratings

This Crockpot Whole Chicken recipe is one of my favorite "set it and forget it" recipes. Use the chicken for meal prep, soup, or any other recipe you'd like! Cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot is so easy.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time4 5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Crockpot Chicken

Servings:

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Crockpot
Ninja Foodi
Instant Pot 6 qt

Ingredients

2 sweet potato chopped
2 onion yellow, chopped
3 carrots chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 cup chicken broth (Use less if you don't want any stock, 1/4 Cup will do)
1 whole chicken breast
2 tbsp olive oil or butter
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Place all chopped vegetables on the bottom of the Crockpot. 2 sweet potato, 2 onion, 3 carrots , 2 stalks celery
Add broth, remember you don't need to add much if you're not making chicken stock to use for vegetable soup with the cooked veggies. 1 cup chicken broth
Place chicken overtop of the vegetables and chicken stock. 1 whole chicken breast
Spread oil or butter all over the chicken, then add salt and pepper on top to season. 2 tbsp olive oil, salt & pepper
Place lid on the Crockpot and cook for 4-6 hours on low.

Notes

21 Day Fix: 3/4 Cup is 1 Red

Weight Watchers: I calculated these points with breast meat only. If you make 6 servings of white meat with skin removed and vegetables as a side, your counts are 0 Points on the 2023 Plan | 3 Blue Plan Points | 5 Green Plan Points | 1 Purple Point.

Nutrition