Slow Cooker Garlic and Lemon Roast Chicken

Ingredients

-        1 large onion, quartered

-        2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chunked

-        4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks

-        zest of 1 lemon and reserve whole lemon, quartered

-        1 whole chicken about 3 ½ - 4 ½ pounds

-        4 Tbsp butter, room temperature

-        3 cloves garlic, minced

-        ½ tsp dried rosemary

-        ½ tsp dried thyme

-        2 tsp salt

-        1 tsp pepper

Directions

1.      Place onion, sweet potatoes, and carrots in bottom of crockpot.

2.      Clean and dry chicken and place quartered lemon inside cavity.

3.      Place chicken on top of veggies.

4.      In small bowl combine butter, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and lemon zest.

5.      Spread mixture on whole top of chicken.

6.      Cook on low for 4-8 hours.

7.      Optional: put everything in oven safe dish and brown chicken under broiler 4-5 minutes for crispy skin.

Adapted from Tablespoon.com