ELIZABETH YOU MIGHT USE LARD INSTEAD OF CRISCO IT GIVES CHICKEN A WHOLE DIFFERENT FLAVOR WHEN YOU FIX IT HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU THERE IS ANOTHER WAY YOU BROWN YOUR CHICKEN IN A LITTLE LARD AND SAVE THAT TO MAKE GRAVEY.PUT YOUR BROWNED CHICKEN IN YOUR CAST IRON POT WITH A RACK ON THE BOTTOM ADD A LITTLE WATER OR CHICKEN BROTH AND PUT IN OVEN FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES OR TILL DONE