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September 5, 2013 by Liza Agbanlog 22 Comments

I went back to work this week after being off for two months. It was nice catching up with old friends and also meeting new ones. I will surely miss my morning walks and the extra time that I had for gardening and cooking. I am glad that over the summer, I had a chance to start using my slow cooker to make meals for my family. That is why I feel that making dinner during workdays won’t be as challenging. I will only have to do the final stage of cooking when I get home after work and dinner is ready. Lemon and olive chicken is one of the dishes that I made using a slow cooker. In this slow cooker lemon and olive chicken, the chicken pieces were slowly cooked for 6 hours over a mixture of vegetables, spices, broth and water. Lastly, a mixture of flour, cooking liquid and lemon juice was used to thicken the sauce. This tasty dish is good on its own or with steamed rice. Delicious! 😀

5.0 from 2 reviews

Slow Cooker Lemon and Olive Chicken

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

6 hours

Total time

6 hours 15 mins

Author: Liza A

Serves: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

2 carrots, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 bulb fennel, cored and chopped
1 onion, chopped
16 large stuffed green olives
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 bay leaves
½ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
12 boneless skinless chicken thighs
¾ cup sodium-reduced chicken broth
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
Grated zest of 1 Lemon

Instructions

In slow cooker, combine carrots, celery, fennel, onion, olives, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, salt and pepper.
Arrange chicken pieces on top of vegetables. Add broth and ¾ cup water. Cover and cook on low until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, 5-1/2 to 6 hours. Discard bay leaves.
Whisk flour with 1 cup of the cooking liquid until smooth; whisk in lemon juice. Whisk into slow cooker; cook, covered, on high until thickened, about 15 minutes.
Mix parsley with lemon zest; serve sprinkled over chicken mixture.
Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe source: canadianliving.com

Nutrition Information

Serving size:1 Calories:176 Fat:7g Saturated fat:2g Carbohydrates:10g Sodium:481mg Fiber:3g Protein:18g Cholesterol:71mg

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K Watson
April 25, 2020 at 10:50 am
When do you add the olives?
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- Liza Agbanlog
  April 25, 2020 at 11:45 am
  I added the olives in step 1.
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Fredro
September 20, 2019 at 2:49 am
Nice post!
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- Liza Agbanlog
  September 22, 2019 at 2:43 pm
  thanks Fredro!
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Royvia
September 13, 2019 at 7:41 am
Great post.
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- Liza Agbanlog
  September 18, 2019 at 8:19 pm
  Thank you!
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Kelly Delp
October 27, 2018 at 11:08 am
Just wanted to pop by to let you know this is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes! Thank you!
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- Liza Agbanlog
  October 27, 2018 at 12:40 pm
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  That’s awesome Kelly! Take care and thanks for writing 🙂
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Meaghan
March 21, 2016 at 8:57 am
Do you think blue cheese stuffed olives would taste good in this recipe?
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- Liza A
  March 21, 2016 at 3:02 pm
  Hi Meaghan,
  I’ve tried garlic stuffed olives in this recipe, but have never tried blue cheese stuffed olives. Honestly, I am not sure if it would taste good in this recipe. Having said that, if you’re a fan of blue cheese stuffed olives, I don’t see why it wouldn’t taste good in this recipe!
  Thanks for stopping by.
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Kat
August 28, 2015 at 9:07 am
Hi – wondering if I could throw some potatoes in there too?
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- Liza A
  August 28, 2015 at 11:02 am
  Sure you can! sounds a great idea 🙂
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Meg
June 8, 2015 at 10:45 am
Hi! I’m making this as we speak. Only cooking for 2, so I’m wondering how well it freezes, if you know, by chance?
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- Liza A
  June 8, 2015 at 5:38 pm
  Hi Meg,
  No, I have not tried freezing this dish but I am pretty sure it would be okay.
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Jerry
March 13, 2015 at 2:34 pm
I am starting a low-carb diet on Monday. I found this under 27 delicious low-carb slow cooker recipes (http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/low-carb-slow-cooker#.stRK3Al0A ). How many carbs does each serving have? What size is a serving? Thanks!
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- Liza A
  March 14, 2015 at 3:39 pm
  Hi Jerry,
  You can find the nutritional info from this link :http://www.canadianliving.com/food/slow_cooker_lemon_and_olive_chicken.php. Hope this helps!
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Effy Stonem
January 11, 2015 at 7:38 am
How many pounds of chicken would this be equivalent to? I plan to use breasts instead of thighs. Thanks!
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- Liza A
  January 11, 2015 at 11:06 am
  Hi Effy,
  It would be equivalent to around 2 1/2 pounds. Hope you enjoy it!
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Kelley McCarthy
October 26, 2014 at 8:57 pm
I want to make this can you tell me how many carbs in serving????
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- Liza A
  October 26, 2014 at 9:49 pm
  Hi Kelly,
  According to my source Canadian Living Magazine, there’s 10 grams of carbs per serving. Take care and enjoy 🙂 🙂
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Leah
September 24, 2014 at 7:02 am
I made this recipe yesterday. Oh my goodness!!! I think it’s the best slow cooker meal we have EVER had! So delicious.
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- Liza A
  September 24, 2014 at 3:42 pm
  Hi Leah,
  My family loves this chicken dish too and it is so easy to make 🙂 🙂
  Reply

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