slow-cooker-lemon-pepper-chicken.json

{
    "directions": [
        "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."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed",
        "1/4 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",
        "cracked black pepper to taste (optional)"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/230478/slow-cooker-lemon-pepper-chicken/"
}