Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken is such a wonderful dinner that you will want to make again week after week.
This slow cooker lemon chicken recipe is seriously the best slow cooker chicken dish you will ever make. I struggle to find healthy recipes that I actually crave. This lemon chicken is moist and tender and the entire family will love.
How to make Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken:
Gather these ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- All purpose flour
- Zesty Italian salad dressing dry mix packet
- Cooking oil
- Lemons
- Chicken broth
Directions:
- Cut the chicken breasts down the center, making 2 pieces of breasts from each.
- Put the flour and zesty Italian mix in to a large ziplock bag. Add the chicken breasts and seal the bag. Shake the bag until the breasts are coated.
- In a large skillet set to medium-high heat add the cooking oil. Brown the chicken on both sides, no need to cook through.
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker. Add the chicken broth and squeeze in the lemon juice.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 3 hours.
What to eat with lemon chicken:
- Steamed broccoli or asparagus
- Rice pilaf or Mashed Potatoes
- Garden salad
I hope you enoy this recipe as much as I do and share this recipe with your friends. Have a great week.
Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken
Tangy tender lemon chicken cooked in the slow cooker.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 468kcal
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 3 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 1½ pounds boneless chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins work great
- .60 oz. package dry zesty italian salad dressing mix
- 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- ½ cup FRESH lemon juice (about 2 large lemons, do not use bottled lemon juice)
- ½ cup chicken broth
Instructions:
- Cut the chicken breasts into 2 pieces length wise, so you have 2 thin pieces of chicken breasts.
- Put dressing packet and flour in the ziplock bag. Add the chicken to the bag, and shake to coat the chicken.
- Set a large skillet on the stove-top over medium high heat. Add the cooking oil. When the oil is hot brown the chicken on both sides. No need to cook through.
- Add browned chicken to the slow cooker. Pour over the lemon juice and chicken broth.
- Place lid on slow cooker.
- Cook on HIGH for 3 hours, without peeking.
- Make sure to drizzle lemon sauce from bottom of slow cooker onto the chicken when serving.
- Serve over rice or mashed potatoes. Enjoy.
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Recipe Notes:
Nutritional Values are approximate. If you require a special diet, please use your own calculations. The values below are for 1/4 of the recipe.
Nutrition:
Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 762mg | Potassium: 1433mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2035IU | Vitamin C: 301.9mg | Calcium: 176mg | Iron: 4mg
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First Published: 01/14/2013
Updated 08/07/2019
Hello I want to try this recipe but can I cook it for 6 or 8 hours instead?
Yes, should do fine. Will be more like shredded chicken though.
I’m trying this for years first time and really looking forward to eating it! I had to batter twice because I am doubling up the amount of chicken, tip: definitely pat the chicken as dry as possible, I got a better coating the second time around!
I used chicken tenderloins but cooked for less than 3 hrs. Probably 2-1/4 hrs would be enough on high. I also put the broccoli in foil on top & it got too soggy & an unappetizing shade of green. Next time, I’ll cook the broccoli separately.
I added about 1/3 cup of white wine! Made it so fancy!!
Along with the broth and lemon?