Everyday Holiday Crockpot Chicken

Ingredients

• Whole chicken
• Vegetables
• Wild rice

Directions

Cook your favourite wild and/or brown rice blend per package directions. Let pot cool, and place on floor for dog to clean so that washing will take 30 seconds (optional). Stuff chicken with rice. Place a layer of vegetables on bottom of pot; add stuffed chicken, wing tips up; and fill the rest of the pot with vegetables. To avoid unnecessary chopping, try to place longer vegetables like squash slices, celery sticks, or asparagus on the bottom, filling the nooks and crannies with broccoli florets, brussels sprouts, and baby carrots. Turn on low, go to work, and have a holiday meal ready and waiting when you get home!

Note: actual cooking time is 6-8 hours. Those of us dumb enough to work 24-48 hours in one go can prepare and cover the pot as described and place in refrigerator until needed.