Greek Herbed Chicken Potatoes Crock Pot Food

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 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.

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.

GREEK HERBED CHICKEN & POTATOES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Pile potatoes in bottom of large crock-pot. Next, layer carrots, then green beans. Top with chicken breasts.
• Drizzle with lemon juice & sprinkle with minced garlic, celery salt, & pepper.
• Toss in basil & oregano.
• Pour in chicken broth.
• Cook on low 10-12 hours or high 5 hours.

HERBED LEMON CHICKEN IN A CROCK POT / SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• In a hot non-stick pan, add butter and melt.
• Add chicken drumstick and brown or seal chicken.
• Place celery & carrot on base of crock pot/slow cooker.
• Add brown chicken drumstick into the crock pot/slow cooker, making sure the chicken drumstick are not sitting on top of each other (must be laying side by side). Pour left over juices in the pan into the crock pot/slow cooker.
• Pour chicken stock and lemon juice on top of drumstick.
• Sprinkle onions, garlic, parsley, oregano, salt and black pepper on top of the chicken drumstick.
• Cover and cook on 'Low' setting for 6-8 hours. (Depending on you crock pot/slow cooker, mine tenders to cook quickly even on the slower setting).
• Serve with juices on rice or with crusty bread.

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 HERBED CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the chicken pieces in a 5- or 6- quart crock pot, season to taste, spoon the soup over the chicken and top with the sweet potatoes.
• Combine the stuffing mix with the water and butter and spoon it over the sweet potatoes.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours, or until the sweet potatoes are tender, and the chicken is cooked right through: when the juice of the chicken - when the thickest pieces are pierced - is no longer pink.
• Towards the end of the cooking time, add your choice of green vegetable(s).