Dearest readers and eaters,
Can you hear my tummy rumbling from where you are reading this? I thought so. Just thinking about this lemon garlic chicken is making me very hungry. And it’s not even close to lunch time. AND I am trying so hard to get back on track with Weight Watchers. Happily, today’s “Tasty Tuesday” dish is very figure and budget friendly. Even easy to prepare. Mix up and toss in the direction of your crock pot. Dinner will be ready in just a few hours.
So, grab your apron and meet me in the kitchen. Your answer to ‘what’s for dinner?’ awaits.
Let’s Get Cooking: Lemon Garlic Chicken
Like last month’s Monte Cristo sandwich, the ingredients for lemon garlic chicken are things I usually have on hand. Perfect for busy days when I don’t feel like having to concentrate too hard on dinner. Pair this with that five letter P-word. But nowadays, there are so many healthy options, that pasta can be welcomed back into the regular dinner rotation. We used this gluten-friendly corn and rice alternative.
Let’s get this party started.
The Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (used Italian seasoning)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (who measures?)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (ditto)
- 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (used little chicken tenders)
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (used a bouillon cube)
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley (dried parsley for the win)
Judging from the number of amendments made to this recipe in parenthesis, I kind of made this dish my own. And I am just discovering the ease of using a crock pot liner. Yeah, not always the sharpest knife in the drawer, tool in the shed, etc., etc. So, just wanted to mention them for those of you like me. In fact, I am out of liners (my first box) and need to remember to buy more this week at the commissary. Which reminds me, I also need to print more copies of my master grocery list. You can find it here.
The Directions
I have pinned the original recipe for lemon garlic chicken from My Tasty Dish, here. Would be honored to have you follow it and all my other boards on Pinterest, here.
- In a bowl, mix the oregano (Italian seasoning), salt, and pepper.
- Rub the mixture into chicken.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Brown chicken in butter for 3 to 5 minutes on each side (oy vey, I am so hungry looking at these pics).
- Place chicken in a slow cooker.
- In the same skillet, and without wiping it down, brown garlic.
- Mix the water, lemon juice, garlic, and bouillon and pour into skillet.
- Bring the mixture to boil.
- Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker
- Cover, and cook on high for 3 hours, or low for 6 hours.
- Add the parsley to the slow cooker 15 to 30 minutes before the end of the cook time.
I may or may not have made it slightly less Weight Watcher friendly by sprinkling the chicken with Parmesan cheese after dishing it over the pasta. Really hate that I kind of slopped it on my plate. Not a particularly palatable photo. Sorry! Tastes better than this photo looks, I promise!
Writing this post has almost convinced me to make lemon garlic chicken tonight instead of left overs. So easy and quick but PC will be more impressed than he would be sitting down to last night’s taco soup. Let me get my behind in gear!
Your Turn
How often do you inflict leftovers on the crew at your house? I used to really hate leftovers. And then I got old and lazy. Now they are my best friend, along with crock pot liners.
Hope you will give this recipe a try. It is very flavorful and still good for you! I’ve guilted myself into cooking tonight. What are you having for supper?
Thanks, dolls, for joining me today. Like they say on some of the airlines, I know you have a choice in blogs to follow (they say airlines to fly)…thank you for choosing to fly with me!
P.S. It is now 6:24 pm on 04.17. I did fix this recipe again for dinner. According to PC I was a little overly-enthusiastic with the lemon juice this time. That’s what happens when I don’t measure. But I did manage to get a more appetizing photo of our plate. Here you go!
Better, huh? Now to remember to measure the lemon juice next time.
Hugs and kisses,
Whitney @ Whitney à la mode
Yum! These seems totally WW friendly! A little parmesan makes a meal more fun and will help you stick with your healthy eating in the long run!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Whitney, hope you will try this recipe and let me know what you think. I forgot to put the WW points but I think it is 4 for one chicken breast. Maybe less than that. You are right, adding a little Parmesan cheese will help keep me going in the long run. I try to make Saturday my indulgence day, too, for ice cream, dinner out and alcohol. That helps, too. XO
Sarah @ Foxy's Domestic Side
Looks really good! I think this might need to go in the must try category…Yes to crock pot liners and left overs, the less I have to cook the better!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Yay for crock pot liners. Now if we could get liners for regular pots and pans! I guess that would be called PAM. Hope you will try this lemon chicken recipe. I think the kids will like it, too.
Mary
These look good, Leslie! Will add them to the rotation. Glad your PC is home!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Oh, Mary, I am glad PC is home, too. He is taking a few days off from work so we can catch up on being together and doing some things around the house. I missed him!! Give the lemon chick a try on a day when you need something quick and easy to fix. I threw it together yesterday at noon and it was ready to go by dinnertime. Even better than the first time I made it! Thank you for visiting, sweets.
amy
Oh my, this looks delicious! TFS!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Easy, fast, cheap, figure-friendly. Winner!!!
Akaleistar
That looks really good!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Oh, please give it a go! Cheap, fast, easy, healthy-ish. I think it hits the mark!
Daenel T.
That looks good and easy. The Hubs and I are always in search of new and interesting meals because, you know, we get tired of eating the same ol’ thing night after night. Can’t wait to try it.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Yay!! Hope you will try this lemon chicken. Does your hubs do a share of the cooking? PC ‘cooks’ from Panda Express and Subway, which works, too. And he is very easy to cook for. Will eat almost anything. Thank goodness. Please let me know if you try this recipe. Easy, cheap, fast, healthy-ish.
Debs
I don’t own a crock pot but I’m sure this would work just as well in a conventional oven – I absolutely love any recipe that has lemon in it and this one sounds delicious. And having just returned from a weekend in Italy I would say that adding a handful of parmesan to the top of any dish is almost compulsory!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Debs, this would work great on the stove. I just love my crock pot because I can fix it and forget it. And go on with your day. But this recipe could be quickly prepared and cooked on the stove for a few moments. Hope you will try it.
Have never been to Italy but it is on my list of places to go, quite near the top, when I win (and play) the lottery. Parmesan cheese is almost compulsory for me, too!! Sometimes as a snack on a spoon!
jodie filogomo
This sounds fabulous Leslie!! And we eat leftovers for days…..I guess I’m super lazy too!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Have to admit, I am guilty of tossing leftovers in my earlier, more energetic seasons of life. But now I milk them for every morsel!
Laura
First of all I have to say I love that you used the word commissary! I grew up using that word and when my dad retired I was so confused when people called it a grocery store! Haha! When we were living on Ft. Bliss that was probably the same one we went to! Small world! This recipe sounds delicious! I love the crockpot! I make a similar marinade with lemon zest, oregano, lemon pepper, and lemon olive oil with chicken on the grill and it’s amazing! This is a great alternative for colder weather when we can’t grill!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
High five to know someone who is familiar with the word commissary. That’s about all I say, ‘going to the commissary’ and occasionally ‘going to Wally World’. We do one big commissary run a month except when we have been gone like we have so far this spring. So fun that you have actually shopped the Ft. Bliss commissary! But about 10 years ago, they built a new one. The old one is a museum now! I shopped the old one when we first got to Bliss, another lifetime ago. Lived practically across the street in housing near Kelly Park. Remember Kelly Park?
Your lemon chicken recipe sounds so yum and very similar to the flavors in this crockpot version. Going to try it. Thank you for sharing and for warming my heart!
Cindi
Hi Leslie,
This recipe looks so simple AND delicious!
I’m adding it to my list of crock pot recipes to try.
Thanks for sharing.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hope you will give it a go, Cindi. Cheap, fast, easy and delicious. And semi-healthy!! SCORE!