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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:
6
Calories:
1047
kcal
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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Nutrition
Serving:
6
g
|
Calories:
1047
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
25.9
g
|
Protein:
80.4
g
|
Fat:
67.7
g
|
Saturated Fat:
18.7
g
|
Cholesterol:
311.8
mg
|
Sodium:
937.7
mg
|
Fiber:
5.6
g
|
Sugar:
7.5
g