Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 whole roast chicken
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
  • 1 whole lemon
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 1 garlic head, cut in half
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • Salt, to taste

Instruction

  • Rinse and dry chicken. Clean out the chicken cavity.
  • Heat oil over medium, in a large skillet.
  • Mix butter and lemon pepper in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Carefully insert the handle of a wooden spoon underneath the skin of the chicken, and separate from meat, without tearing. Rub lemon pepper butter under the skin by spooning a good sized portion under the skin, and spreading with fingers by rubbing the top of the chicken. Cover the entire chicken.
  • Once covered in butter, place whole chicken in prepared skillet and cook for 8 minutes on each side.
  • While the chicken is cooking, pierce the whole lemon all over with a fork. When chicken is done, place the lemon in the chicken cavity, and transfer to slow cooker.
  • For the sauce: whisk lemon juice, honey, and orange juice together and pour over the chicken.
  • Place rosemary and garlic halves in the slow cooker, and cook on low for 6 hours, or on high for 4 hours.
  • When chicken is done, remove the lemon from the cavity, and squeeze over entire chicken. Serve hot, with roasted veggies for a complete meal!