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id
3966
Name
Lemon Garlic Chicken
Main Dish Category
Main Dish
Secondary Dish Category
Cooking Exchange,
Main Ingredient
Chicken
Other Ingredient
Lemon
Number of People
4
List of 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 chicken stock or broth
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (or fat free half and half)
Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
Description
1. Spray 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 stock over chicken.
2. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
3. Remove 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.
Time
4-5 hours
Cooking Type
CrockPot
Difficulty (1-5)
1
Notes
I used half chicken thighs and half boneless, skinless chicken breasts and it was super tasty!
For more lemon flavor, substitute lemon pepper for the ground pepper in this recipe.
Serve with a cooked rice blend or egg noodles. (on rice makes this like lemon rice soup)
Origin
Pillsbury.com
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