Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

 

Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken with butter, garlic and lemon coating tender chicken breasts in a creamy sauce. Even great as a pasta topping!

Yield5 Servings

Prep Time10minutes minutes

Cook Time5hours hours

Total Time5hours hours 10minutes minutes

Ingredients

 

• ▢5 chicken breasts 
• boneless and skinless
• ▢6 tablespoons 
• unsalted butter 
• divided
• ▢1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• ▢1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢2 lemons juiced and zested
• ▢2 garlic cloves minced
• ▢1 cup half and half creamer
• ▢1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ▢1 tablespoon chicken base optional, but delicious!

Instructions

• In a large cast iron skillet add 1 tablespoon of butter to melt on medium high heat.
• Add the kosher salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning to the chicken and add it to the pan.

• Cook on each side for 4-6 minutes.
• Add the chicken to your slow cooker.
• Cover with lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and the rest of the butter in pieces (I added the lemons in the before picture just for reference. Don't cook the lemons in the slow cooker).
• Cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
• In a large measuring cup add the half and half, cornstarch and chicken base and whisk well.
• Add the liquid, mix, and cook an additional hour on high.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 198mg | Sodium: 756mg | Potassium: 958mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 660IU | Vitamin C: 26.4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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I served it on noodles with peas.  I used Costco lemons that were big and fresh.  We all enjoyed it.

CourseMain Course

CuisineAmerican

AuthorSabrina Snyder