Chicken Butternut Squash Stew Slow Cooker

This Slow Cooker Rosemary Chicken and Butternut Squash is a one pot meal with great flavor!

whole chicken done cooking in slow cooker with butternut squash.

It still feels like winter here in Oregon! Never ending cold and rain, I think this is the longest winter I've experienced here. This meal was nice to come home to after a long day running errands, especially nice since it's a one pot meal! The chicken is very tender and moist and so is the butternut squash.

whole chicken, butternut squash, seasonings and melted butter on a table.

You can see in my recipe below that I cook the chicken and butternut squash for 8 hours together. My first test run of this meal I put the butternut squash in at the half way point, doing that the butternut squash did not get buttery tender like butternut squash should be. I'm glad I retested this meal, it's a great recipe that can go a full 8 hours, which is nice when I'm away all day.

raw chicken with butternut squash cubes on top.

Below is the chicken after cooking 8 hours on low. Look at that glistening butternut squash!

whole chicken in a slow cooker with butternut squash cubes, garnished with rosemary.

More whole chicken recipes:

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Veggies
Slow Cooker "Smoked" Whole Chicken
Slow Cooker Tuscan Whole Chicken
Slow Cooker Engagement Chicken with Gravy
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken and Stuffing

sliced chicken on a plate with butternut squash cubes.

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whole chicken in a slow cooker with butternut squash cubes, done cooking.

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Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger-oval

▢ 6 lb. whole chicken
▢ 1 butternut squash peeled and cubed
▢ 1 tsp salt
▢ 1/4 tsp pepper
▢ 1 tsp paprika
▢ 2 tsp fresh rosemary 1 tsp. dry
▢ 2 tbsp lemon juice ½ a lemon
▢ 1/2 cup butter melted

After removing the chicken from its packaging and be sure to remove any extras from both sides of the cavity and discard. Pat dry.
Put the chicken in the slow cooker.
Add the butternut squash around the chicken.
Sprinkle over the salt, pepper, paprika, and rosemary over the chicken and squash.
Squeeze the lemon over, then drizzle over the butter.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
Serve and enjoy.