Crock Pot Greek Lemon Chicken And Potatoes Food

GREEK SLOW COOKER LEMON CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and onions in an even layer in a 6-quart slow cooker. Pour in chicken broth. Sprinkle with half the garlic, half the oregano, half the basil and half the rosemary then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Working in two batches, dab skin side of half the chicken thighs dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper then sear in pot, skin side down, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to slow cooker over potato layer. Repeat with remaining thighs.
• Slowly and evenly pour lemon juice over chicken thighs, then sprinkle in remaining half the garlic, oregano, rosemary and basil over chicken. Sprinkle 1 tsp lemon zest over chicken (reserve remaining 1 tsp in a container in refrigerator until ready to serve).
• Cover and cook on low heat 5 1/2 - 7 hours. Serve warm spooning some of the slow cooker juices over each serving, sprinkle with fresh parsley and remaining 1 tsp lemon zest.

CROCK POT GREEK CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in the bottom of crock pot (top potatoes with carrots, if using).
• Top with Chicken breasts.
• Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken and potatoes.
• Cook on the low setting for 10-12 hours.

SLOW COOKER GREEK CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, garlic, oregano and parsley.
• Cut your potatoes into quarters. My potatoes were not small and not large.
• Pour the chicken broth into the slow cooker. Place chicken thighs into the slow cooker. Arrange them in a single layer on the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour half of the lemon juice mixture over the chicken.
• Layer the potatoes on top of the chicken. Pour the other half of the lemon juice mixture over the potatoes.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or until chicken and potatoes are tender and cooked through. Remove the lid.
• Remove the potatoes from the pot and place in a serving dish. Use tongs to carefully place chicken on the platter. Pour the juices into a container to use later.
• Optional browning step: Use your oven's broiler to brown the chicken skin. Place the chicken on a sheet pan and place under the broiler for a few minutes until the skin crisps up. Watch it closely as it browns fairly fast.
• Serve the chicken and potatoes. Drizzle some of the reserved juices over the potatoes and chicken for extra flavor. Garnish with lemon wedges.

CROCK POT GREEK LEMON CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and onions in an even layer in a 6-quart crock pot.
• Pour in chicken broth; sprinkle with half the garlic, half the oregano, half the basil and half the rosemary; season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pot, over medium-high heat.
• Working in two batches, dab skin side of half the chicken thighs dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper and sear in pot, skin side down, until golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to crock pot over potato layer; repeat with remaining thighs.
• Slowly and evenly pour lemon juice over chicken thighs; sprinkle in remaining half of the garlic, oregano, rosemary and basil over the chicken.
• Sprinkle 1 tsp. lemon zest over chicken, reserve remaining 1 tsp. in a container in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Cover and cook on low heat 5 1/2 - 7 hours.
• When serving warm, spoon some of the slow cooker juices over each serving, sprinkle with fresh parsley and remaining 1 tsp. lemon zest.

CROCK POT CHICKEN - GREEK STYLE

Steps:

• Night before dinner, place potatoes in large Ziploc bag with olive oil and toss well. (You can skip this if you really need to and put oil on top after the seasonings.).
• Rinse chicken in cold water and shake off excess water but don't dry. Place in bowl with garlic (yes, the ingredients were right, bulb, not clove) and oregano and toss.
• Put potatoes on bottom of cooker. Add chicken, followed by the onions. Add water and lemon juice. Sprinkle with seasonings.
• Cook on high 5-6 hours or low 8-9 hours.

CROCK POT GREEK LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray crock pot with non-stick.
• Combine lemon rind, 1/2 cup broth (or 1/2 cup water and 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder), garlic and lemon juice. Pour into pot.
• Sprinkle both sides of each frozen breast with seasonings, add to pot.
• Cover and cook on low 6 - 8 hours.
• Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
• Pour liquid from pot into small sauce pan. Combine corn starch with remaining 1/2 cup broth (or remaining 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder and 1/2 cup water); add to sauce pan.
• Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil and sauce thickens.
• Serve chicken with rice cooked in chicken broth instead of water and top with the sauce.
• * You can cook as few as 2 breasts with the same quantity of other ingredients.

SIMPLE CROCK POT CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Season both sides of the chicken to taste.
• Put sliced potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Put the chicken on top and cover.
• Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.