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Slow cooker lemon chicken in cream sauce on a black plate served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

This Creamy Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken is exactly the kind of dinner that makes you feel like you’ve got your life together, even if you absolutely do not. It’s rich and comforting, but still has those bright, sunny lemony vibes that make it feel right at home in spring and summer too. If you’re after Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken that tastes like you actually tried, this is the one.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Slow Cooker, Worldwide
Servings 4 portions
Calories 603 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 30 g plain flour
  • 40 g unsalted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 300 ml chicken stock
  • 1 heaped teaspoon cornflour cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water
  • 180 ml double cream
  • 3-4 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 60 g Parmesan finely grated

Instructions
 

  • Pat the chicken breasts dry. Season with salt and pepper, then lightly coat in the flour, shaking off any excess.
  • Heat a large frying pan over medium–high heat and melt half the butter.
  • Sear the chicken for 2–3 minutes per side until lightly golden (it doesn’t need to be cooked through).
  • Transfer to the slow cooker.
  • In the same pan, reduce the heat to low and add the remaining butter.
  • Stir in the garlic and cook gently for about 30 seconds (no browning — burnt garlic will taste bitter).
  • Pour in about half the stock, scraping up all the golden bits from the pan. Let it come to a gentle simmer, then pour everything into the slow cooker with the chicken.
  • Add the remaining stock, cover, and cook on high for 3–4 hours.
  • When the chicken is cooked, in a bowl, mix together cornflour and water. Add the cream, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard and mix to combine.
  • Pour this into the slow cooker, followed by the Parmesan. Stir gently around the chicken (try not to break it up).
  • Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly and the cheese melts.
  • Taste the sauce — this is where you decide if you’re feeling bold. Add more lemon juice, salt, or pepper if needed. TIP: you can stir in the zest of one lemon just before serving to make the sauce more lemony.
  • Serve over rice, mashed potato or pasta.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Creamy Lemon Chicken Breast from Recipe Tin Eats.

Nutrition

Calories: 603kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 58gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 230mgSodium: 943mgPotassium: 1006mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1106IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 230mgIron: 2mg
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