CROCK POT HONEY LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE

CROCK POT HONEY LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE

Crock Pot Honey Lemon Chicken Recipe - Rubbed with lemon-pepper butter and a sweet honey sauce, this is the easiest, most delicious whole chicken prepared in the crock pot!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 whole roast chicken
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 1 whole lemon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup lite orange juice
• salt, to taste

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Rinse chicken and dry thoroughly.
3. Clean out the chicken cavity.
4. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, carefully insert it underneath the skin, beginning at the neck. Slowly separate the skin from the meat without tearing through the skin. Set aside.
5. In a small bowl, combine butter and lemon pepper; mash and mix with a fork until completely incorporated.
6. Rub the prepared butter under the skin, around the entire bird, out to the thighs and legs, and on top of the skin. I find it easier to spoon a large chunk of the butter under the skin; then I use my fingers to spread it around by rubbing the chicken on top.
7. Add chicken to the skillet and cook 8 minutes per side.
8. Remove from heat.
9. Pierce the lemon all over with a fork and place it inside the cleaned out cavity.
10. Combine lemon juice, honey and orange juice in a small bowl; whisk well.
11. Transfer chicken to the crock pot, pour the prepared honey sauce over it, and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours, or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
12. Carefully remove the lemon from the cavity and squeeze the juice out all over the chicken.
13. Serve.

Notes
FYI: Servings are based on chicken without skin.
1 whole chicken is, on average, about 1200 calories
1 whole chicken with skin removed is, on average, about 750 calories.

source : http://diethood.com

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