Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

An absolute stunning version of this popular dish, super easy, and quick to prepare my Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

I love all things lemon so keen to get more lemon recipes here to share with you all, this is such a lovely one. The combination of lemon and chicken is so good. 

As with all slow cooker meals the prep is convenient as it is all done before cooking, then you can let the slow cooker take on the rest of the work. 

There are two versions of lemon chicken that are popular, one is without cream and this one is with cream. I think it just adds a lovely creaminess to the end results and smooths out the tart lemon flavours. 

You absolutely want to use fresh lemons in this recipe, there is no good alternative to the flavour that the lemon zest and lemon juice can give. So find a kind neighbour with a tree, grab some at the supermarket or track down my Dad who has an abundance of delicious juicy lemons! 

The cream I have used today is the sort of cream you would normally use to make whipped cream, other alternatives are coconut cream or half n half. 

The ingredients are lovely and simple. 

• Chicken Breasts

• Fresh Lemons

• Dried Basil, Oregano and Rosemary

• Garlic

• Onion Powder

• Butter

• Chicken Stock

• Cream

• Salt & Pepper

• Cornflour

The method is lovely and simple. Because chicken breasts are quite big I like to cut them at least into halves, some into thirds if they are huge. 

I then combine my herbs and use almost all of them to season the chicken and with some salt and pepper, sear them in some butter before popping them in the slow cooker. My slow cooker is 6 litres. 

Then I combine the lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, onion powder, remaining herbs and the chicken stock and whisk to combine before I pour this over the chicken breasts. Then add the dollops of butter.

Chicken takes much less time to cook than beef, and the worse that can happen is it either falls apart which is totally fine or if left too long can become dry.

So it pays to keep an eye on your particular slow cooker during cooking to ensure it does not become overcooked. But use my guidelines and you should be grand. 

Cooked on high for 4 hours or low for 6 should create a lovely tender chicken infused with these beautiful flavours. About half an hour before the time is up, you can remove some of the cooking liquid, add the cornflour and then whisk in the cream.

Pop this back into the slow cooker and whisk to combine. 

Heat that through for a further thirty minutes then you are ready to serve! Taste at this stage and gauge if you would like to add more salt and pepper, otherwise you can simply serve as is over a lovely bed of rice, spaghetti or even on its own as a lighter meal, or with a side salad. 

The key is to share around that divine sauce, it can look like it has separated so give it a good stir before serving, absolutely divine. 

Try these other lovely chicken dishes too

Slow Cooker Creamy Satay Chicken 

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

Onto my version of Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken – I hope you love it. 

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Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

Yield: 4-6

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

Delicious Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken, tender and in such a lovely creamy sauce

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Ingredients

• 1 Kilogram Chicken Breasts, halved
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Rosemary
• 14 grams Butter
• 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice, 60mls
• 2 Heaped Tablespoons Lemon Zest
• 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock, 375mls
• 55 Grams butter, cubed
• 1 Tablespoon Cornflour
• 1/2 Cup Cream, 125ms

Instructions

1. Set aside a large slow cooker - mine is 6 litres
2. Halve the chicken breasts and add to a bowl and sprinkle over the salt and pepper
3. In a small bowl combine the dried basil, oregano and rosemary. Add a teaspoon and a half of this mixture to the chicken
4. Stir to coat the chicken in the seasoning
5. In a frying pan add the first measure of butter and cook the chicken breasts in batches for 3 minutes each side until just golden
6. Place the seared chicken into the slow cooker
7. In a medium bowl add the crushed garlic, onion powder, lemon juice, lemon zest, chicken stock, the remaining dried herbs and whisk well to combine
8. Pour this over the chicken
9. Pop the second measure of butter cubed onto the chicken and cover with the lid.
10. Cook the chicken on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours, turn the chicken one or two times during cooking, this allows you also to check that it is becoming tender but not yet falling apart.
11. Set an alarm for half an hour before the end of the cooking time
12. Remove the chicken carefully from the slow cooker and set aside
13. Remove a quarter cup of the liquid and add to this the cornflour and whisk well until no lumps remain, pour this back into the lemon sauce and add the cream
14. Whisk the sauce well and place the chicken back into the sauce and gently coat the chicken.
15. Allow this to heat through for a further 30 minutes and serve over rice or spaghetti, over cauli rice or on its own.
16. The sauce may look separated but simply whisk it together before you pour it over each serving.
17. Feel free to add a little sprinkling of fresh parsley, and serve with a lemon wedge if required for fresh lemon flavour.
18. This can be cooled and stored in the refrigerator and reheated later, but it is best fresh.
19. Enjoy!

I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! Be sure to leave a comment below once you have tried it. 

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Happy Cooking!

Anna

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