The rich creamy lemon sauce makes this slow-cooker chicken.
Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 4 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 2 lb)
- Juice and grated peel from 1 large lemon (about 1/4 cup juice and 1 teaspoon peel)
- 3 teaspoons finely chopped garlic (from 8-oz jar)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken thighs in slow cooker; sprinkle with grated lemon peel, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper. Pour chicken broth over chicken.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
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Step3Remove chicken from slow cooker; place on plate, and cover to keep warm. In small bowl, mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, the cornstarch, lemon juice and cream until well blended. Stir into liquid in cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened. Serve chicken with sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.
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Nutrition
420
Calories
21g
Total Fat
48g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 50%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 250mg
- 84%
- Sodium
- 730mg
- 30%
- Potassium
- 450mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 48g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 7 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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