Slow Cooker Lemon and Thyme Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Lemon and Thyme Chicken
Prep time: 6 h 25 min
Cook time: 6 h 25 min
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 teaspoon crushed garlic; 2 lemons; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 kilograms whole chicken

Slow Cooker Lemon and Thyme Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 311 calories, 21g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have chicken, wine, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then fry in the hot oil until browned on all sides.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, chop one of the lemons into chunks and place into a slow cooker along with the onion, thyme, white wine and garlic.

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White Wine

Garlic

Lemon

Onion

Thyme

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Slow Cooker

Cut the remaining lemon into quarters and stuff into the cavity of the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon

Place the chicken into the slow cooker breast side down on top of the onion and lemon mixture. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours, or for 3 hours on High. Chicken is done when the legs move easily in their sockets and the internal temperature of the breast has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Ingredients you will need

Whole Chicken

Lemon

Onion

Equipment you will use

Slow Cooker