Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 (1-inch thick) slice of lemon
2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed, or more to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 pinch cracked black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

525.6 calories
carbohydrate: 1.9 g
cholesterol: 151.7 mg
fat: 39.7 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 38.6 g
saturatedFat: 14.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 773.1 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels, and use your fingers to loosen the skin over the breast and thighs.

  2. Stir butter and lemon pepper in a small bowl and insert seasoned butter beneath the loosened skin using a teaspoon. Push butter from spoon using the skin. Place lemon slice and garlic cloves into the chicken cavity.

  3. Place chicken into a slow cooker. Rub skin with olive oil and sprinkle seasoned salt, thyme, and cracked black pepper over the bird.

  4. Cook on High for 3 hours, reduce heat to Low and cook until chicken is very tender and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 2 to 3 more hours. If desired, cook bird on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

A whole chicken is seasoned with lemon pepper, garlic, and thyme, then slow-cooked to perfection.

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