Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken

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recipe by Sara Lewis https://lovefood.com/profile/139037/sara-lewis/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    4hrs 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    330
based on 4 ratings

This slow-cooked creamy chicken recipe makes use of the entire lemon for maximum citrusy freshness.

recipe updated Feb 21, 2022

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast icon
    Chicken breast
    4
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1 wedge
  • Bok choy icon
    Bok choy
    2
  • Sugar snap peas icon
    Sugar snap peas
    150 g
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    2 tablespoons
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    2 tablespoons
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    2 tablespoons
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock
    480 ml
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche
    60 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Slow cooker
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Plate
  • kCook icon Slow cooker bowl

Step preview

  1. Heat olive oil in a clean large cast iron skillet
  2. Add chicken breast
  3. Fry until lightly browned - approx 5 min, high heat
  4. Transfer content of large cast iron skillet to plate
  5. Add onion
  6. Fry until lightly browned - approx 5 min, high heat
  7. Stir in garlic clove and all purpose flour to the large cast iron skillet
  8. Mix in chicken stock and lemon to the large cast iron skillet
  9. Season with salt & pepper
  10. Boil
  11. Transfer chicken to slow cooker bowl
  12. Transfer content of large cast iron skillet to slow cooker bowl and cover
  13. Cook in slow cooker until tender - approx 4 hr, high heat
  14. Add bok choy and sugar snap peas to the slow cooker bowl
  15. Cook in slow cooker until tender - 15 min, high heat
  16. Remove chicken from slow cooker bowl
  17. Slice
  18. Stir in crème fraîche, mint leaves and fresh parsley to the slow cooker bowl
  19. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  20. Spoon the sauce over the chicken
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