Crockpot Lemon Chicken Recipe

Wonderfully slow cooked and moist, this crockpot lemon chicken recipe is started in a skillet and finished in a crockpot.

The boneless skinless chicken breasts are rubbed with herbs and spices then lightly browned in butter. All the good cooking juices from the skillet are combined with fresh lemon juice and white wine and added to your crockpot.

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So not only will you have a savory meal ahead of you, but your kitchen will entice friends and family with the heavenly aromas. I get hungry just thinking about it!

Crockpot Lemon Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

Season the chicken breasts with the kosher salt, black pepper and the dried oregano. Rub the herbs and spices into the flesh on both sides.

Heat the butter or olive oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken breasts on both sides, about 3 to 5 minutes, then put them in the bottom of a crockpot.

In the same skillet, saute the minced garlic just until it has turned golden. Add the white wine and scrape up any brown bits in the bottom of the skillet. Then add the lemon juice and chicken broth, letting everything boil for just a minute, then pour this liquid over the chicken breasts in the crockpot.

Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on low for 6 hours, or cook on high for 3 hours. Sprinkle with the chopped fresh parsley just before serving.

Serves 4 to 6

On Your Own - For extra flavor, try adding a stem of fresh rosemary with the chicken breasts. Leave it whole for the whole length of cooking time, then remove it just before serving.

Good To Know - If you want to use the cooking juices that remain in the crockpot once the chicken breasts are cooked, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and mix them into the simmering liquids - this will thicken the liquids into a sauce that you can pour over the chicken, or over a starch like potatoes or rice.

Food For Thought - This recipe will also work well for chicken tenders. Keep this in mind if you need to come up with an idea for a potluck or buffet luncheon. These lemon-herb tenders would go great on a Caesar salad!