Cajun Slow Cooked Whole Chicken

The perfect Sunday dinner, Cajun Slow Cooked Whole Chicken is roasted with the Cajun 'trinity' and sweet potatoes to make it a one-pot meal your entire family will love.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Cajun/Southern

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 1047kcal

Author: A Sprinkling of Cayenne

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions chopped
1 large or 2 small green bell peppers chopped
1 large red bell pepper chopped
6 stalks celery sliced into 3-inch diagonal chunks
3 medium sweet potatoes peeled and chunked
3 bay leaves
2 teaspoons Tabasco
Cajun Dry Rub
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 5 ½- pound chicken
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon onion powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 large lemon cut in half and seeded

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
Place cut onions, bell peppers, celery, and sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Season with SP&C and Tabasco.
Pour into bottom of 7-quart cast iron Dutch oven.
Combine all Cajun rub ingredients together in a bowl.
Truss chicken.
Rub dry seasoning mixture all over chicken, and sprinkle some inside of cavity.
Juice both lemon halves into the cavity, then place lemons in cavity.
Place bay leaves on top of vegetables.
Place chicken atop the bay leaves.
Bake covered for 3 to 4 hours, or until a digital thermometer inserted into the breast reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Uncover and broil top of chicken for 1 minute.
Rest chicken for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

This is also a great holiday recipe for a small turkey.

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