Slow Cooker Recipes
Apricot Lemon Chicken
With a hint of both sweet and sour, this zesty, slow-cooker dish is a favorite with kids, especially when served with fluffy white rice and peas.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 1 lemon, quartered
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt (or 1/2 teaspoon regular salt)
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon thyme (or 3 or 4 four sprigs fresh thyme, if available)
Instructions
- Pull chicken breasts apart and place them in the bottom of a 4 1/2 quart (or similar) slow cooker.
- Squeeze the quartered lemons over the chicken meat, and drop the squeezed lemon quarters in the pot.
- Pour orange juice over the chicken.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well mixed.
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
Attribution
Shared with recipegoldmine.com by Chere.