who posted the lemon garlic chicken recipe a week or so ago?

aspade

I made it today, and I was just wondering, have you cooked it at both cooking temps/times (3 hours on high or 6 on low)?  And if so, was the chicken dry at the shorter?  I'm wondering if it's possible for the breasts to be juicier at 6 hours.  I did the 3 and though it smelled sooooo good and DH and I were salivating over it, the meat was kind of dry and disappointing (organic chicken from Costco).

I'd consider remaking it with thighs and keeping the temp low, but I'd still want to pump up the flavor somehow (I followed your version but used shallots instead of the onion).

Hippinski

I have to be very careful when cooking chicken in the crock pot.  I have found it takes less time then they say...wish I knew why.  I just no now to cut time off.

kelbrian

That was me! I had it in the crock pot for a long time. The chicken was so tender and fell apart when I put my fork to it. I think it was in for five hours? 

The flavor was ridiculous for me. I put a lot of onions and garlic on the bottom, though, so I think the chicken soaked that up. It was too much, actually, and I would use less next time. It was so good, though. 

ETA: I have a very old crockpot. My mom gave it to me. It's probably 10+ years old. Could that be the difference?  

aspade

I guess the only other chicken I've made was chicken paprikash, which was DELICIOUS, so I thought it was safe to do chicken.  But that was with thighs...

aspade

kelbrian:

That was me! I had it in the crock pot for a long time. The chicken was so tender and fell apart when I put my fork to it. I think it was in for five hours? 

The flavor was ridiculous for me. I put a lot of onions and garlic on the bottom, though, so I think the chicken soaked that up. It was too much, actually, and I would use less next time. It was so good, though. 

ETA: I have a very old crockpot. My mom gave it to me. It's probably 10+ years old. Could that be the difference?  

Mystery solved!

Do you remember if you cooked it on low?  I did the garlic on the bottom too, but also with shallots.

kelbrian

I cooked it on low for the first few hours and then for the last hour bumped it up to high. Mmm, so yummy. 

aspade

kelbrian:

I cooked it on low for the first few hours and then for the last hour bumped it up to high. Mmm, so yummy. 

Aha.  I'll try it on low if I do it again.  And I might add lemon zest and/or more garlic.

(And BTW, I deglazed the pan with the broth and lemon juice after browning the minced garlic a little.  Not sure why you'd have to have wine to deglaze.)

Wildhorselaf

Ok this sounds really good, and crock pots are super easy. I missed the recipe can one of you fill me in. I kinda got the jest of it. Thanks

lytedark

Wildhorselaf:

Ok this sounds really good, and crock pots are super easy. I missed the recipe can one of you fill me in. I kinda got the jest of it. Thanks

i c&ped this for myself for future reference so here you go:

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Lemon Garlic Crock Pot Chicken

 

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

?         1 teaspoon dried oregano (I used around two)

?         1/2 teaspoon salt

?         1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

?         2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

?         2 tablespoons butter

?         1/4 cup water (I didn't use this)

?         3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

?         2 cloves garlic, minced

?         1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (I didn't use this)

?         1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

?         *Enough chicken broth to almost cover chicken in crock pot - I used 2 1/4 cups when mixing in skillet with lemon juice and garlic, then added more when it was all in the crock pot. I used the broth in place of the bouillon and water.

?         *Half of an onion, sliced.

?         *Four cloves garlic, sliced. 

DIRECTIONS

1.     Layer onions and garlic slices in the bottom of the slow cooker.

2.     In a bowl, mix the oregano, salt, and pepper (I added in a little bit of lemon pepper as well). Rub the mixture into chicken. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken in butter for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Place chicken in the slow cooker. 

3.     In the same skillet, mix the lemon juice, garlic, and broth (or water and bouillon). Bring the mixture to boil. Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.

4.     Cover, and cook on High for 3 hours, or Low for 6 hours. Add the parsley to the slow cooker 15 to 30 minutes before the end of the cook time.

 

I am going to add breadcrumbs to the broth later on to thicken it and serve the chicken over egg noodles with that. Some people deglazed the pan before adding the lemon juice, etc with white wine. I didn't have any on hand, but I bet it would be yummy. 

 

 

Wildhorselaf

THANK YOU!! It sounds so good, Im going to make it tomorrow.