Cover and keep them in the refrigerator.ġHeat the remaining teaspoon of oil in a large oven-safe skillet or frying pan over medium heat. Set aside.ģ Make-ahead: The chicken and lemon-chicken stock mixture can be prepared up to one day in advance. Use fingers or a brush to coat chicken on both sides with the mustard rub.ĢIn another bowl or measuring jug, combine the remaining lemon zest (1 ½ teaspoons), lemon juice, and the chicken stock. Combine mustard, 1 ½ teaspoons of lemon zest, oregano, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a small bowl. It would be delightful with slow cooker chicken thighs.ġMake a rub for chicken. If you would like a more traditional gravy, here’s our Gravy From Scratch for you to look at. It’s honestly one of the best chicken recipes we’ve shared. Mouth-watering, tender, ultra-flavorful chicken thighs made in your slow cooker. Then I cook the gravy until it thickens slightly. Once the fat and flour have had a chance to cook for a minute, I add chicken stock and fresh lemon juice. To make the gravy, we whisk some of the rendered fat from searing the chicken with flour. Using the same pan allows you to scrape up any browned bits of chicken stuck on the bottom, adding extra flavor. It’s easy and made directly in the pan for searing the chicken. The lemon gravy is optional, but wow, is it tasty. It also allows us to make a flavorful gravy in the skillet.
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Then, after seasoning the chicken, I sear the chicken skin in a hot skillet until browned.Īs mentioned above, the searing step is not 100% necessary, but it ensures browned delicious chicken skin. First, we rub the chicken with mustard, lemon zest, herbs, and salt. We add fresh lemon flavor to this chicken recipe in two ways. Slow cookers do wonderful things, definitely take a look at our Slow Cooker Pulled Pork. It’s making my mouth water just looking at that photo.
I’m not sure I can even convey how tender the chicken turns out. Here’s what the chicken thighs look like after 5 hours of cooking in the slow cooker. Just skim most of the fat from the top, and you are all set. It’s a rich chicken broth that you can stir into our lemon gravy or spoon over the chicken. See all that liquid in the bottom? That’s pure gold. In the photo below, I show how the chicken looks after 5 hours of cooking. It reduces dirty dishes and makes this dish even more delicious. It only takes a few minutes and helps add the golden brown crust you see in our photos.įor our lemon slow cooker thighs recipe below, we recommend using the same skillet to brown the chicken to make the lemony gravy. To make the chicken even better, brown the skin of the thighs first before placing them into the slow cooker. Chicken thighs, salt, and a slow cooker make delicious chicken. So even if you were to skip the lemony gravy element of our recipe below, you have an incredible dinner ahead of you. To make the best chicken thighs in a slow cooker, place them directly into the bottom of the slow cooker, season them with salt, and cover them with a lid.Īs the slow cooker heats up, the skin fat renders and falls over the chicken- the chicken cooks in its juices and fat. Many crock pot chicken recipes call for adding extra liquid into the pot, but you don’t need to do that. Making the Best Slow Cooker Chicken Thighsįirst, I want to discuss what happens to skin-on chicken thighs when cooked in a slow cooker. The slow cooker does magical things to chicken thighs. The first time we made this recipe, I knew it would taste good, but I didn’t realize how tender and mouth-watering slow cooker chicken becomes. This slow cooker recipe uses the original recipe ingredients like fresh lemon, garlic, and herbs and adapts it for the slow cooker. In that recipe, we brown chicken thighs on the stove and then finish them in the oven. Many years ago, we shared our original recipe for Lemon Chicken Thighs.
Why I Love These Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs
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