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CREAMY LEMON BUTTER GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE

Chicken breasts cooked in a slow cooker with butter, lemon, garlic, and seasonings for a delicious creamy sauce with that fresh lemon flavor. Served with white rice and asparagus Enjoy!

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 Chicken breasts (sliced in half)
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 6-8 Tbsp Salted Butter
  • 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • tsp Paprika
  • 1-2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 3 Cloves of minced Garlic
  • Zest of 1 Lemon
  • 1/3 cup Lemon juice
  • 1 cup Chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup Half and Half *see notes
  • 3 Tbsp Corn starch

Instructions
 

  • In a slow cooker, or the slow cook option on an Instant Pot, place 1 Tbsp of olive oil in the bottom.
  • Add in the chicken breasts (sliced in half length wise), and cover with small chunks of butter.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with the Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Add in the lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, chicken broth and half and half.
  • Put the lid on and slow cook on medium for 6 hours.
  • When the 6 hrs is up, take a cup of the juice from the pot and put in a small mixing bowl. Whisk in the cornstarch. Then pour the mixture back into the instant pot and stir a little.
  • Slow cook for 1 more hour.
  • Serve with white rice and aspargus. Enjoy!

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Notes

The recipe calls for half and half, but whole milk or a mixture of milk and heavy cream works too. I just use whatever I have on hand and make it work. I used whole milk with a splash of heavy cream because I didn't have half and half this day.