| 1 | Wash the chicken and pat dry. |
| 2 | Place it in the crockpot. |
| 3 | Season with salt and pepper. |
| 4 | Place the celery, carrot and onion around the chicken. |
| 5 | Pour in the broth. |
| 6 | Add the bay leaf. |
| 7 | Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or till the chicken is tender. |
| 8 | Lift the chicken from the pot and let it cool until it is cool enough to handle. |
| 9 | Now remove the meat from the chicken and freeze what you"re not going to eat that night. |
| 10 | You can also strain the stock and refrigerate it. |
| 11 | Chill overnight and skim off the fat. |
| 12 | Now you will also have delicious chicken broth and can use some of the chicken mixed with the broth for soup. |
| 13 | One chicken will give him about 2-?to 3 c of chicken meat and about 1 c of stock. |
| 14 | This starts you off with an easy chicken recipe. |
| 15 | I"m sure your dad won"t eat 3 lbs. |
| 16 | Of chicken at one sitting, but the beauty of this dish is that the chicken is so versatile! he can freeze the leftover chicken and use it for a chicken salad, sandwich or just as it is! if you get him a 4 ?qt. crockpot, it will accommodate two whole 3 lb. chickens and just think of all the leftovers he"ll have to freeze then!! |
