Crock Pot Creamy Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

Name: Crock Pot Creamy Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6-8 boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (I advise not using breasts or thighs with skin. I made this with the skin on the first time and the skins were awful – very soggy & rubbery!); 1/3 cup low sodium chicken broth; 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon; Juice of one lemon; Zest of half a lemon – slice the other half and reserve; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes, or Cayenne; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; ½ teaspoon salt; 2/3 teaspoon pepper; 4 garlic cloves, sliced or minced; 1/2 stick butter, diced; OPTIONAL: About 8 oz fresh mushrooms – sliced; Cream Sauce; 1 cup Heavy Cream (or half and half); 1 Tbsp Corn Starch

7 steps

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Updated at: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:25:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories472.8 kcal (24%)

Total Fat28 g (40%)

Carbs6.2 g (2%)

Sugars2.4 g (3%)

Protein48 g (96%)

Sodium327.4 mg (16%)

Fiber0.7 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

6boneless skinless chicken breasts

or thighs, I advise not using breasts or thighs with skin I made this with the skin on the first time and the skins were awful - very soggy & rubbery

⅓ cuplow sodium chicken broth

2 teaspoonschicken bouillon

1juice of lemon

0.5lemon

Zest of, slice the other half and reserve

1 teaspoonitalian seasoning

1 teaspoongarlic powder

1 teaspoononion powder

½ teaspooncrushed red chili pepper flakes

or Cayenne

½ teaspoonpaprika

½ teaspoonsalt

0.5 stickbutter

8 ozfresh mushrooms

1 Tbspcorn starch

Instructions

Step 1

1. Place chicken breasts or thighs at the bottom of your slow cooker. Combine 1/3 cup chicken broth, bouillon, lemon juice, and zest, optional mushrooms and pour over chicken.

Step 2

2. In a small bowl, combine Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, crushed red chili pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle the spice mix over the chicken. Top with fresh minced garlic and diced butter.

Step 3

3. Cover the crockpot and cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 6-8 hours on LOW.

Step 4

4. In the last hour, remove the chicken breasts and set on a plate. Whisk in the cream sauce and make sure everything is well combined. Return chicken to the crock pot, cover and cook an additional hour.

Step 5

5. Check seasoning and adjust salt and pepper.

Step 6

6. Sprinkle the crock pot chicken with chopped parsley and garnish with lemon slices.

Step 7

7. Serve with rice, any type of pasta, or mashed potatoes.