slow cooker honey-lemon chicken with potatoes

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Estelle Anderson
Desert Hot Springs, CA

This is such a good and easy recipe. Set it to cook in the morning and dinner is waiting when you're ready. The flavor is wonderful and the meat literally falls off the bone.

(2 ratings)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 8 Hr

Ingredients For slow cooker honey-lemon chicken with potatoes

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 8
    bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
  • salt and ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 lb
    baby potatoes
  • 1 sm
    onion, chopped
  • 2 - 3 clove
    garlic, finely chopped or grated
  • 4 - 5 sprig
    thyme, dried
  • 2
    lemons, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 c
    honey
  • 1/4 c
    chicken stock or water
  • TO FINISH:
  • zest of 1 lemon, cut into strips
  • 1/2 c
    flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    pine nuts, toasted (you can use chopped peanuts if the pine nuts are too expensive)
  • balsamic vinegar drizzel

How To Make slow cooker honey-lemon chicken with potatoes

  • 1
    In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and papper and brown on both sides.
  • 2
    Scatter the potatoes, onion, garlic, thyme and lemon slices in the bowl of your crock pot. Season with salt and pepper. Lay the browned chicken over the veggies and drizzle with honey. Add stock, cover and cook, undisturbed, for 4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
  • 3
    Serve each portion topped with a combination of lemon zest, parsley, toasted nuts (or peanuts) and drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

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