Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

So, I was trying to decide what to make for dinner. I looked in my fridge and all I had was chicken and lemons and garlic. Can you guess why I decided to make Lemon Garlic Chicken? 😉 I am all about easy and not stressing on what to make for a meal. I always use what I have on hand.

My one advice though is to make sure your chicken is thinly sliced because they will cook much quicker. If you don't already have thinly sliced on hand you can cut the ones you do have in half and use each half as one piece. The thicker chicken is usually cheaper, as well, so you will save a few bucks creating your own thinly sliced.

I always season my chicken with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Those are two seasonings I have in my kitchen at any hour of any day. A little tip I have is that I keep a pad with a magnet on the back on my fridge. That is where I create my shopping list every week.

So, once my chicken is seasoned I cook it in my cast iron skillet on medium high heat. Then, after my chicken is cooked through I remove it from the pan and deglaze the pan. That just means I add stock or any liquid to my pan and scrape up the bits. This gives the meal an extra boost of flavor. Next, squeeze in some lemon juice and capers. I then stirred in some butter (NO salt added) and low fat cream to make a rich, creamy, sauce 🙂 Then, return the chicken to the pan and let it simmer in the sauce. Serve with your favorite veggie or a healthy carb. Brown rice or quinoa are my go-to healthy carbs 🙂 Enjoy!

Ingredients for this dish

• 2 pounds of thinly sliced chicken breasts - fat trimmed off
• salt and ground black pepper - to taste
• ½ tbsp garlic powder
• ½ tbsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dill seasoning
• ½ large onion - peeled and sliced into slivers
• 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken stock
• 2 tbsp. capers
• juice from 2 large lemons - about 1 cup
• zest from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp. corn starch
• 2 to 3 tbsp of minced garlic (depending on how much or how little you like garlic)

Step-by-Step directions for Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

Step 1 - Lay your chicken breasts on the bottom of the crock pot and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dill, and onion slivers.

Step 2 - Next, chicken broth, minced garlic, and lemon juice.

Step 3 - Close lid and set it on low for 6 - 8 hours or on high for 4 - 6 hours.

Step 4 - About a half hour before the lemon chicken is done cooking, scoop out ½ cup of liquid and mix it with your cornstarch. Then, add the mixture back into your pot along with the capers and the zest and mix well to combine.

Step 5 - Serve over your favorite side dish and top with more lemon slices and capers.