Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken and Broccoli

March 18, 2013

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This slow cooker lemon chicken recipe is seriously the best chicken dish you will ever make. I struggle to find healthy recipes that I actually crave. This chicken is so tangy and tender. I have made it 3 times in the last 2 weeks! It is easy to clean up, since you shake the chicken with the seasonings in a ziplock bag. You add your favorite veggie on top of the chicken during the last hour of cooking. Serve with rice if you would like, or just with the veggies, for a sort of low carb meal.

1 to 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts- The chicken I bought was thinly sliced. It works really well in this recipe. If you can't find it, get chicken tenderloins.
1 package dry zesty italian salad dressing mix packet (0.6 ounces)
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 large ziplock bag
1 tablespoon cooking oil
3 large lemons juiced, pick seeds out (should yield 1 cup of juice)
2 broccoli crowns cut up (you could sub asparagus or fresh green beans here)

Put dressing packet and flour in a ziplock bag. Add the chicken to the bag, and shake to coat the chicken. Brown chicken in a skillet with cooking oil, do this in batches if you need to. Just brown the...
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Nutritions

Calories
143

Sodium
388mg
16% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
3g
6% DV

Carbs
23g
7% DV

Fiber
5g
23% DV