Crock Pot Citrus Chicken Recipes Recipe Cards

SLOW COOKER CITRUS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place orange slices in bottom of slow cooker.
• Toss the chicken in flour, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
• Add chicken to slow cooker.
• Combine chili sauce, soy sauce, sugar, ginger and garlic in a bowl.
• Pour over chicken
• Cover and cook on low for about 4 hours.
• Remove chicken from cooker and cover with foil to keep warm
• Pour remaining liquid into a sauce pan.
• Mix together 1/4 C chicken broth or water with 2 tsp cornstarch. Mix until smooth
• Add into sauce in pan and stir over medium heat until thickened.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.

CROCK POT CITRUS CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Rinse chicken, remove innards and pat dry with paper towels.
• Carefully place chicken into 5.5 - 7 qt. Oval Crockpot.
• Squeeze two Lemon quarters and two Lime quarters into chicken cavity, then place inside.
• Squeeze remaining Lemon and Lime quarters into Crockpot, and add 1/2 cup Water.
• Add Baja Citrus Marinade and Cilantro Leaves to small bowl and mix well.
• Generously sprinkle mixture onto outside of chicken.
• Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours, or until done. ENJOY!

SLOW-COOKER SOY-CITRUS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Lay the orange slices in a 6-quart slow cooker. Toss the chicken with the flour, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl; add to the slow cooker in a single layer. Combine the chili sauce, soy sauce, ginger and garlic in a bowl; pour over the chicken.
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on low, 7 hours. Uncover and gently stir, breaking up the chicken into large pieces; let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook as the label directs. Drain; toss with the watercress.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Serve over the noodles and top with the cilantro.

SLOW COOKER LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN II

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the oregano, salt, and pepper. Rub the mixture into chicken. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken in butter for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Place chicken in a slow cooker.
• In the same skillet, mix the water, lemon juice, garlic, and bouillon. Bring the mixture to boil. Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on High for 3 hours, or Low for 6 hours. Add the parsley to the slow cooker 15 to 30 minutes before the end of the cook time.

CITRUS BBQ CHICKEN IN CROCK POT

Steps:

• Prep chicken: rinse, take out gizzards and other innards; dry with a paper towel; rub oil on chicken thoroughly.
• Put half stick of butter into chicken cavity; fill the rest of the cavity with as much onion, lemon and orange that you can (most likely won't be too much).
• Apply dry rub all over chicken; wrap tightly in plastic wrap (two pieces in opposite directions should do the trick); drop into Ziploc bag; refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
• When chicken is ready, slice leftover onion, lemon & orange in thick slices; arrange in the bottom of a crock pot to form a bed.
• Pour in chicken broth until it's just below tops of onions and fruit.
• Put chicken on top of onions and citrus; set cook time to high for about 6 hours; chicken broth shouldn't be touching bottom of the chicken initially.
• About 4 hours into the process, remove majority of liquid in the bottom of the crock using a baster; pour half of BBQ sauce on top of chicken.
• About 5 hours into the cooking process, baste chicken with juices from the bottom of the crock pot, pour remaining BBQ sauce over chicken.
• Baste chicken every 15 minutes with juices in the bottom of the crock.
• After 6 hours of cooking, remove chicken from crock and remove meat from bones; drop meat back into crock pot and shred; leave crock on warm and serve.

CROCK POT LEMON CHICKEN WITH CARROTS

Steps:

• Place onions and carrots in bottom of 3-4 quart crock pot. Top with chicken thighs.
• Combine remaining ingredients except for cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water in small bowl and blend well; pour into crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken from crock pot and shred, using two forks. Return to crock pot.
• In small bowl, combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water and blend well. Add to crock pot along with shredded chicken.
• Stir and cook on high for 15-20 minutes until liquid is thickened.
• Serve over hot cooked rice or couscous.