Crockpot Chicken Thighs in Lemon Garlic Sauce

Crockpot Chicken Thighs coated in creamy Lemon Garlic sauce with added spices like Oregano and Thyme makes for an excellent weeknight dinner recipe🍋 that you are bound to love. Just like this Crockpot Chicken Thighs with Sticky Asian Glaze!

Yes, you can use Chicken Breasts to make this recipe. A few days back I had made Lemon Butter Chicken in Instant Pot, and in that recipe, I had used Chicken Breasts. In fact, it has become one of the very few posts that gained popularity in so little time.

And, if you are in a mood for something exquisite then do check out this recipe for Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken in Air Fryer without Breading.

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• 🍋 🍗Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken Thighs
• 🍲 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🍾Which White Wine Should I Use?
• 🥗 Serving Suggestions
• 💡Key Tips
• 🧊 Storage
• 📖 Variations
• Crockpot Chicken Thighs in Lemon Garlic Sauce

🍋 🍗Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken Thighs

You'll LOVE this recipe because:

• Tender Chicken coated in creamy Lemony sauce.
• Budget-Friendly and Affordable dinner recipe.
• Light & Fragrant - This recipe is super fragrant and so light.
• Low Carb - That's the best part about this recipe. Low in Carb and High in Taste.

🍲 Ingredients

To make this recipe, you'll need the following ingredients:

• Chicken Thighs - Must use for Juicy chicken.
• Rub for Chicken - Dijon Mustard, all-purpose flour, Thyme, Oregano, Olive Oil, Lemon Zest, Salt, and Pepper
• Olive Oil & Butter - I love the combination of both to sear chicken.
• White Wine
• Low Sodium Chicken Stock
• Garlic - I like to keep few minced and few just peeled on top.
• Lemon Juice
• Half and half
• Butter cut in small cubes
• Parsley for garnish

See Recipe Card for Quantities. Also, take a look at the video for a visual🎥

🔪 Instructions

Step 1: Dry Rub Chicken

Rub Chicken thighs with Dijon Mustard, all-purpose flour, Thyme, Oregano, Olive Oil, Lemon Zest, Salt, and Pepper.

Step 2: Sear Chicken

In a non-stick pan melt butter and add Olive Oil. Place chicken thighs skin side down and sear until it turns brown. This usually takes 3-5 minutes on Medium-High heat.

Step 3: Dump in Crockpot

Place chicken in the crockpot along with the remaining oil in the pan. Then add Dijon Mustard, White Wine, Low Sodium Chicken Stock, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Lemon Juice, and butter cut into small cubes. Close the lid and slow cook on High for 4-hours or on Low for 8-hours.

Step 4: Add Half and Half

After 2 hours, open the lid and pour Half and Half for an added creaminess to the recipe. Cover and cook for another 30-minutes.

(Half and Half is Half Whole Milk and Half Heavy Cream. If you live in a place where it is hard to find half and half you can just combine these two to make your own)

Finally, Garnish and Serve

Lastly, just garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve with rice or pasta.

Hint - Do not forget about Searing chicken before adding it to the crockpot. Also, try Crockpot Coconut Lime Chicken or Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken.

🍾Which White Wine Should I Use?

White wine adds depth of flavor to the dish. I love Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio. It works the best. Sometimes I like to use Sauvignon Blanc especially for seafood recipes like Shrimp Scampi. Then you have Dry Marsala wine which is used for Chicken Marsala. But when it comes to this crockpot chicken thigh recipe, I go with Chardonnay. It's simply the BEST.

🥗 Serving Suggestions

You can serve this Low Carb Chicken thigh recipe with:

• Spaghetti - Make your dinner all the more comforting with spaghetti and creamy lemon chicken.
• Pasta - Make Creamy lemon pasta with chicken and your dinner is sorted.
• Mashed Potato - Creamy Ranch Mashed Potato or Irish Colcannon would pair unimaginably good with this recipe.
• Rice - Fried rice, Coconut Rice, Pineapple Rice, Cumin Rice would make an excellent pair with this chicken.

💡Key Tips

• Sear Chicken - Sear Chicken skin side down until it gets browned before adding it into the slow cooker.
• Olive Oil and Butter - While browning chicken use both butter and olive oil for creamy texture.
• Garlic- If you see, I have used minced garlic and whole garlic for the recipe. It won't make your recipe garlicky but the whole cashews will get browned and plump up like cashews. It would make your dish taste so good.
• White Wine - Do not skip white wine. It adds depth of flavor to the chicken.
• Low Sodium Chicken broth - Make sure you use Low Sodium Chicken Broth since its healthy.

🧊 Storage

Store Crockpot lemon garlic chicken thighs in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. I don't recommend freezing the recipe since it uses perishable ingredients like half and half.

📖 Variations

• Chicken breasts - Instead of Chicken Thighs you can use Chicken breasts.
• Dry Basil - Instead of Dry Thyme you can use Dry Basil for added taste.
• Spicy - This recipe is basically creamy. But, you can spice it up if you want with some crushed red pepper flakes.
• Shredded Parmesan Cheese - If you would love a little Parmesan then add some shredded parmesan cheese and make crockpot lemon garlic parmesan cheese. Don't use grated Parmesan cheese.

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