Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

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

5 from 1 vote

Tangy tender lemon chicken cooked in the slow cooker.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 468kcal

Author: Sarah Olson

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

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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

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