Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken​

Tender chicken in a delicious lemon and garlicky creamy sauce all done in the slow cooker. An easy weeknight dinner served over pasta or rice.

Recipe and Image Source: AmirasPantry

Ingredients​

• 1 kg of chicken breast skinless boneless
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 Tablespoons butter divided
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• Juice and zest of one lemon more to your liking
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Parmesan cheese optional

Instructions​

• Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt and pepper on both sides and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix flour and Italian seasoning.
• Dredge each chicken breast on both sides in a flour mixture.
• In a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat add olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter.
• Add chicken and brown on each side.
• Remove chicken from pan and place in your slow cooker.
• Add the remaining butter to the pan, and sauté garlic for 30 seconds. Pour stock, lemon juice, lemon zest and heavy cream scrapping the bottom of the pan and cook for a minute or two.
• Pour the cream sauce over, cover and cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
• Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve.

Notes​

• If you have large chicken breasts, cut them lengthwise in half.
• It would be helpful to flatten the chicken breasts with a meat mallet to make them equally thick

 

[Marilynne]

That looks sooooo yummy and I will be making it for sure.

 

[doglover]

Will give this a go, thank you.

 

[Babybird]

That looks sooooo yummy and I will be making it for sure.

Enjoy

Will give this a go, thank you.

Enjoy