Friend of Julie: Crockpot Lemon Chicken

Part of this weight loss program is learning to eat a variety of foods rather than eating the same thing day after day, week after week. To continue success on my journey, I'm trying new recipes. Cooking doesn't get any easier than this recipe: add 4 ingredients to a crockpot and forget about it for 6-8 hours.

Crockpot lemon chicken with roasted butternut squash. Photo by Theresa.

I made this crockpot lemon chicken over the weekend and it was delicious! The chicken fell apart as I served up my dish. The flavor was incredible and this is now one of my favorite dishes. I modified the recipe a little by adding a half cup of olive oil with a half stick of butter (instead of a whole stick). I cooked 4 boneless chicken breasts, not the 5-6 pieces as the recipe suggests, so next time I make this, I'll cut back on the butter and olive oil.

Ingredients

• 1 stick of butter (or 1/2 stick of butter and 1/2 cup olive oil)
• 1 packet dry Italian dressing mix
• 1-2 lemons
• 5-6 boneless chicken breasts

Directions

1. Stick of butter in bottom of crock pot and allow to melt. 
2. Lay chicken in pot. 
3. Sprinkle Italian dressing packet over chicken, drizzle with lemon juice, pop the lid on.
4. Cook on high 4-5 hours, or low 6-8 hours