Crock Pot Lemon Chicken (+Video)

Lemon chicken cooked in the crock pot on a white platter with garlic and a fresh thyme sprigs.

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Crock Pot Lemon Chicken (+Video)

Lemon Chicken, cooked low and slow in the Crock Pot is succulent, juicy, and fall off the bone tender. Flavored with garlic, lemon, and thyme, this recipe makes an impressive dish when entertaining, yet it’s simple enough for a weeknight meal!

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time6 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Donya Mullins

Equipment

Crock Pot

Ingredients

1 whole chicken - cut up
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons cut into thick slices
3 garlic bulbs - tops cut off to expose cloves
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and brown in a hot pan, working in batches.
Place all but 3 to 4 lemon slices on the bottom of the crockpot along with garlic bulbs.
Layer chicken on top of lemon and garlic. Gently pour over the stock. Place the remaining lemon slices on top of the chicken and sprinkle on thyme.
Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 6 hours.
When done, remove chicken from pot and strain broth.
Serve chicken and gravy over rice, noodles, or creamy grits.

Gravy

Melt 2 tablespoon of butter in a pan.
Whisk in 2 tablespoons of flour and cook until golden brown.
Slowly pour in flavored broth and continue to whisk until smooth. Cook on medium heat until gravy is thickened, stirring constantly.

Video

Notes

How To Store Leftovers and Freeze

Leftover Crock Pot Lemon Chicken can be refrigerated for 3-4 days if stored in an airtight container. To reheat, put the leftovers in a baking dish and place in the oven set to 350 degrees until heated through.

You can also freeze this chicken recipe. Place the chicken and any sauce in an airtight, freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to three months. To serve, thaw in the fridge then reheat.

You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts, boneless skinless chicken thighs or a combination of the two if you like.

Nutritional values provided are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used.

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