Recipe: Tasty Crockpot Lemon & Herb Chicken W/Gravy

Crockpot Lemon & Herb Chicken W/Gravy. Rubbed with lemon-pepper butter and a sweet honey sauce, this is the easiest, most delicious whole chicken prepared in the crock pot. Crockpot lemon chicken is so light and refreshing for a great meal. The creamy lemon sauce is delicious over the chicken and pasta for an easy dinner idea.

This video is about a easy lemon chicken recipe cooked in a crock pot. aka - slow cooker. This chicken is well seasoned & cooked with fresh lemons. Crockpot lemon pepper chicken breasts are easy to throw together, healthy, and a favorite meal served over rice at our house. You can cook Crockpot Lemon & Herb Chicken W/Gravy using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Crockpot Lemon & Herb Chicken W/Gravy

You need 1 of See my lemon & herb gravy Recipe, ingredients are listed there..
Prepare 1 large of or 2 small lemons.
You need 2 each of branches fresh rosemary.
It's 2 each of to 3 branches fresh taragon.
You need 2 each of fresh oregano.
Prepare of paprika sprinkle for color.
It's 2 each of fresh sage.
Prepare of salt & pepper.
You need 1/2 stick of butter.
It's 1 of chicken with the skin still on.

This crock pot chicken is a great recipe for your busy weeknight dinner. We love to serve up this Crock Pot Lemon Italian Chicken with Capers with a caesar salad and.. Slow Cooker Honey-garlic Pork Tenderloin, Slow Cooker Crock Pot Pork Roast, Carol's Slow Cooker Bbq Beef (crockpot, Barbeque. So I highly, highly recommend using those for this Crockpot Lemon Chicken.

Crockpot Lemon & Herb Chicken W/Gravy instructions

All spices are to be measured to a person's personal taste. Meaning if you're not crazy over oregano,then by all means omit, or use less. I used two to three branches per fresh herb..
Prepare chicken leaving skin on. The chicken will not require liquid, because it will be cooking in its own fat. This makes for a very tender chicken..
Brush chicken with melted, or rub with softened butter on chicken skin. Break off some of the fresh herbs, and place the herbs around sides, and top of chicken. Leaving some of the herbs in tact, to place around sides, and top. I like to turn my chicken over half way through the cooking process. This is, however, not necessary Leaving the chicken alone is fine..
Cook 8-10 hours on low. Remove chicken from crockpot, set aside and begin gravy. (See lemon pepper recipe) Remove skin from the chicken, carve chicken, set aside. I personally place the chicken back into the liquid to keep it from drying while I separate the bones, and skin from the meat. (Do not discard skin, and bones.) It has been proven that animal fat is essential for brain health. Once separated, remove chicken (if it was placed back in the crock) with a slotted spoon to drain liquid off the chicken..
Reserve skin, and bones to place back in liquid after all edible chicken has been removed. Use 5-6 cups of water to pour into remaining liquid, bones, and chicken skin. Cook on low overnight to make a full bodied chicken broth. Strain broth the next morning, and discard leftover fat, bones. I freeze my broth in ice cube trays, and use as needed. Enjoy!.

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