Approximate cooking time: 8 hours on low in a slow cooker
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 large whole chicken
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 2″ pieces
- 1 medium carrot, cut into 2″ pieces
- 1 cup gluten free chicken broth
- 1 whole bay leaf
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Wash and dry the chicken thoroughly. Reserve the giblets and neck for another use. Trim the chicken of excess fat. Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.
- Place it in the slow cooker; add celery, carrot and onion around the chicken. Pour in the broth. Add the bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or until the chicken is tender. Lift the chicken from the pot and let it cool until it is cool enough to handle.
- Remove the meat from the chicken and freeze or use right away. Strain the broth and refrigerate, then skim off fat.
Photo Credit: Tea for Six