lemon chicken with croutons

from barefoot in paris

1 roasting chicken 

1 large yellow onion, sliced

good olive oil

kosher salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 lemons, quartered

2 T butter, melted

6 cups bread cubes (from a fresh baguette is best)

and some water

small potatoes, if you'd like (i use the gold ones, because they taste so yummy)

the contessa's recipe is for roasting this in the oven. i cook mine in the crock pot (because that's how my mom told me i could). 

clean the chicken off/out and then stuff a bunch of the lemon into it's butt (gross, i know...). then, put it into the crockpot with about an inch of water in it. after that, brush chicken with butter and sprinkle salt and pepper on. throw in your potatoes and cut up onion, kind of around the chicken. then put the top on, plug in and put on high for 4-4 1/2 hours. 

i got it all ready and started before church and by the time we got home, it was ready to eat.

oh, and don't forget the croutons. cut up the baguette and put in large skillet pan with a little olive oil. cook until crunchy. dip in the broth left over in the crockpot-yum yum!

plus, with the leftovers, you can make ryan's delicious sandwiches: 

pull apart the chicken and put it between some bread with a little salt and pepper (and cheese, if you like). put a little olive oil and butter in the bottom of a skillet pan and brown both sides of the sandwich! it's easy and tasty...and different!