Simple Man's Lemon Garlic Chicken (Instant Pot or Crockpot)

An easy Instant Pot or Crockpot recipe with lots of lemony flavor. Serve over rice to sop up all the delicious sauce!

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Add chicken, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper and olive oil to a ziplock bag or a container. Shake to coat chicken in the seasonings.

Step 2

Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onions and saute for 4 minutes. Add in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Turn off Instant Pot.

Step 3

Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Add the chicken into the pot.

Step 4

Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes for fresh chicken or 12 minutes for frozen. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.

Step 5

Move chicken out of the pot and shred.

Step 6

Zest one of the lemons and add the zest into the pot. Add juice from the lemon into the pot.

Step 7

Turn Instant Pot to sauté and thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry. Stir together 2 Tbsp cornstarch with 3 Tbsp of water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the Instant Pot. The sauce will thicken quickly. Turn off Instant Pot once it has thickened.

Step 8

Stir the chicken into the sauce to coat the chicken well. Taste test and add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 9

Slice up the other lemon and chop some parsley. Serve the chicken and sauce over rice and top with a few lemon slices and some parsley. Eat and enjoy!

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