I’ve found that making dinner is cheaper, easier, more flavorful (usually), and less work if I use my Crockpot/SlowCooker to prepare it. By throwing a few ingredients in around lunchtime we have a warm, flavorful, and healthy meal at dinner time.
One of my favorite combinations is lemon, garlic, chicken, and capers. The chicken is lightly infused with lemon, garlic, butter, and balanced with a mild saltiness from the capers. It is divine! All of our “keepers” go on my blog so I can easily find them the next time I decide to make the recipe.
With Chicken Piccata you may typically brown the chicken before putting it in the crockpot, but I don’t usually have time for that. This turns out great without precooking the chicken, in fact I just use frozen chicken and it turns out very moist and flavorful.
Instructions:
Turn slow cooker on to high heat.
Add liquid ingredients and butter in the bottom of a crockpot. Stir.
Place frozen (or defrosted) chicken breasts in slow cooker. Sprinkle seasonings evenly on top of chicken. Cook on high for 3 hours.
Separate chicken (if frozen) into individual breasts, make sure they are mostly submerged in the broth. Add capers. Place thinly sliced lemons on top of chicken. Cook on medium for 1 hour until chicken is cooked through and capers are soft.
Remove chicken from broth and turn crockpot/slow cooker to high heat.
Stir corn starch into cold water and add to broth. Stir for a few minutes to thicken the broth.
Serve chicken on: spaghetti, linguini, rice noodles, or mashed potatoes. Pour broth over the top. Enjoy.
- 2 pounds frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts (if using defrosted add ½ Cup water to broth)
- 2 lemons (one and one half juiced, one half sliced) or ½ Cup lemon juice and one half lemon sliced
- 3 Tablespoons capers
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder (or 3 cloves, minced)
- 2 Cups chicken broth
- 1 Cup water
- 1½ teaspoons dried oregano
- 1½ teaspoons dried parsley
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch and ¼ Cup cold water (for broth thickening)
- Spaghetti, linguini, rice noodles, or mashed potatoes (optional)
- Turn slow cooker on to high heat.
- Add liquid ingredients and butter in the bottom of a crockpot. Stir.
- Place frozen (or defrosted) chicken breasts in slow cooker. Sprinkle seasonings evenly on top of chicken. Cook on high for 3 hours.
- Separate chicken (if frozen) into individual breasts, make sure they are mostly submerged in the broth. Add capers. Place thinly sliced lemons on top of chicken.Cook on medium for 1 hour until chicken is cooked through and capers are soft.
- Remove chicken from broth/crockpot.
- Turn crockpot to high heat.
- Stir corn starch into cold water and add to broth. Stir to thicken broth allow to cook for 10-30 minutes.
- Serve chicken on: spaghetti, linguini, rice noodles, or mash potatoes. Pour broth over the top. Garnish with a lemon slice. Enjoy.
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