Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) whole chicken
¼ cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ sprig fresh thyme

Nutrition Info

326.7 calories
carbohydrate: 3 g
cholesterol: 107.2 mg
fat: 21 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 31 g
saturatedFat: 7.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 288.8 mg
sugar: 0.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Rinse chicken well and pat dry, remove any excess fat. Place onion in the cavity and rub skin with butter. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.

  2. Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken and sprinkle with parsley, salt, paprika, and thyme leaves. Cover and cook on Low until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 9 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Stuffed with onion and cooked with a buttery skin and fresh herbs, this slow cooker lemon chicken is perfect for busy weeknights.

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