Chicken in a Pot

(from my Crock Pot instruction booklet)

2 carrots, sliced

2 onions, sliced (or I use frozen chopped onions)

2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 whole broiler/fryer chicken, 2 to 3-pound

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup water, chicken broth

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Put carrots, onion and celery in bottom of slow cooker. Place whole chicken on top of vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and add liquid over top. Sprinkle basil over top. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (or on high 3 1/2 to 5 hours, using one cup of water). Remove chicken and vegetables with spatula.

-Lindsay