Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

Name: Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6-8 boneless chicken thighs, skinless or with skin; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes, or Cayenne (optional); 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 4 garlic cloves, sliced or minced; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 stick butter, diced; Zest of half a lemon; Juice of one lemon; 1/3 cup chicken stock; Chopped fresh parsley and lemon slices, for garnish

3 steps

Updated at: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 21:34:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories2245 kcal (112%)

Total Fat176 g (251%)

Carbs28.3 g (11%)

Sugars4.1 g (5%)

Protein134.3 g (269%)

Sodium1540.4 mg (77%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

6boneless chicken thighs

skinless or with skin

1 tablespoongarlic powder

1 tablespoononion powder

½ teaspooncrushed red chili pepper flakes

or cayenne, optional

½ teaspoonpaprika

4garlic cloves

sliced or minced

1 teaspoonitalian seasoning

0.5 stickbutter

diced

0.5zest of lemon

1juice of lemon

⅓ cupchicken stock

Instructions

Step 1

1. To make this crockpot chicken recipe: Place chicken thighs at the bottom of your slow cooker. Combine 1/3 cup chicken stock, lemon juice, and zest, and pour over chicken thighs. In a small bowl, combine Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, crushed red chili pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle the spice mix over the chicken thighs. Top with fresh minced garlic and diced butter.

Step 2

2. Cover the crockpot and cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 6-8 hours on LOW.

Step 3

3. Garnish your crockpot chicken dinner with chopped parsley and garnish with lemon slices. Serve hot with cauliflower rice, spiralized zucchini noodles, rice, pasta or quinoa.