Easy Crockpot Chicken

We make this recipe several times a month in my house! Great for dinner, leftovers, tacos, salad...whatever!

Ingredients

1 whole chicken 4 lbs or so, pastured or organic
2 tbsp melted butter or ghee or olive oil
Spice Rub-
2 tsp Celtic sea salt
1 tbsp organic paprika
pinch organic cayenne more if you like spicy
2-3 tsp organic onion powder
1 tsp organic dried thyme or 4 sprigs fresh
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp organic garlic powder
pinch truffle salt optional
2 organic bay leaves
1-2 onions chopped roughly
2-3 carrots chopped roughly
2 celery stalks chopped roughly

Instructions

Place chopped onions, carrots, celery in bottom of crockpot.
Add bay leaf
Rinse and pat dry chicken. Remove gizzards (if any) from cavity and save in freezer bag for stock.
Rub chicken inside and out with melted butter or oil (optional)
Rub chicken inside and out with spice rub
Place chicken on top of veggies in crockpot.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high 4-6 hours.

Notes

Bulk Spice Rub (9 times the regular recipe):
6 tbsp Celtic salt
9 tbsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne
6 tbsp onion powder
3 tbsp thyme
1 tbsp + 1 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp garlic powder