Description
Slow cooker lemon chicken comes together with minimal effort when you combine chicken breasts, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and broth in your crockpot for a few hours. Your tender, citrusy dinner practically makes itself and pairs perfectly with rice or vegetables for a weeknight meal that tastes far more impressive than the time you spent preparing it.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Aromatics and seasonings:
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Cooking fat and garnish:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Lay your 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts flat into the crockpot.
- Combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 teaspoon dried oregano in a separate bowl.
- Pour this mixture directly over your chicken breasts.
- Arrange your lemon slices across the top of the chicken.
- Cover your crockpot and let it cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours, or on high heat for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
- Sprinkle fresh parsley over your finished dish right before you serve it.
Notes
- Cut your chicken breasts in half lengthwise so they cook evenly and finish at the same time, rather than having some pieces dry while others stay undercooked.
- Fresh lemon juice makes a real difference here—bottled juice tastes flat and one-dimensional compared to what you get from squeezing real lemons.
- If your chicken finishes cooking early, just switch the crockpot to the warm setting so the meat stays tender instead of drying out while waiting for dinner.
- Stir the sauce around the chicken halfway through cooking on low to help everything cook at the same rate and absorb the lemon flavor better throughout the meat.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3-8 hours
- Category: Slow Cooked Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 580 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg