Creamy Lemon Chicken
Creamy Lemon Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 4 T lemon juice
- 2 T lemon zest
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ t sea salt
- ½ t black pepper
- ½ cup grass-fed butter melted
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 t xanthan gum
- 2 T grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken stock, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, sea salt, and black pepper. (The mixture may curdle slightly.)
- Slowly add the melted butter to the lemon mixture and stir to combine.
- In a slow cooker, place the chicken breasts.
- Pour the lemon butter mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours, until the chicken is very tender.
- Remove about 1 cup of the lemon butter mixture from the slow cooker and transfer to a small bowl. Add the xanthan gum to the 1 cup lemon butter and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and heavy cream and stir well. Cover and cook on LOW for 1 hour or on HIGH for 30 minutes.
- Top with the chopped parsley and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 40gFat: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
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