WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken with Potatoes
This Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken and Potatoes with garlic and oregano is a great alternative to oven roasting.
It's easier. Doesn't heat up the kitchen. And is just as delicious.
WW Friendly Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken with Potatoes
While cooking, the lemon slices get soft and mellow, infusing the chicken and potatoes with their subtle flavor.
Lemon Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Notes
Dinner doesn't get much easier or tastier than this lemon chicken with potatoes. Just toss everything into the slow cooker, adding the lemon slices during the last hour, so they don't get bitter.
Any colorful vegetable - green beans, carrots, broccoli, asparagus - would make a nice accompaniment. Or make a simple salad if turning on the stove seems like too much effort.
WW Friendly Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken with Potatoes
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Recipe?
According to my calculations, each serving has 347 calories and:
8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
8 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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To work for Simply Filling, substitute chicken broth for the white wine.
Simple and satisfying, I'll definitely make this again. Enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 medium red potatoes, cut into wedges
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 chicken thighs (5 to 6 ounces each), skin removed
- 1 cup thinly sliced onions
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 medium lemon, sliced and seeded
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4- to 5-Quart
- Place the potatoes in the slow cooker and season liberally with salt and pepper.
- Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the seasoned chicken on top of the potatoes.
- Place the onions, garlic and oregano in a microwave safe bowl (affiliate link) and microwave (affiliate link), stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the wine and lemon juice and pour the mixture over the chicken and potatoes.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours. Add the lemon slices, tucking them in and around the chicken and cook for 1 hour more, or until the potatoes and chicken are tender.
- Serve with your favorite colorful vegetables, such as carrots, green beans, broccoli or asparagus.
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted from The Italian Slow Cooker (affiliate link) by Michele Scicolone
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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- Greek Lemon Chicken Thighs and Potatoes (Weight Watchers)
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A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Sheila
Do you put slices in with the peel & pith? Wouldn't that make the sauce bitter?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sheila, according to the recipe, you just slice the lemon, without peeling it. I did use an organic lemon from my brother's lemon tree. The final dish wasn't bitter at all. Hope this helps.
Mary Ann
Can you make this dish with chicken breast?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Mary Ann, Sure you can use chicken breasts. They may be done a little sooner depending on size. Hope this helps.
Fran
How many smart points is this? The required nutritional info is not available like the sugar and sat fat. Can you help?
Carol
You don’t say whether the chicken thighs should be bone-in or boneless. If made with boneless thighs, should the time be adjusted?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Carol, This was made with bone-in chicken thighs with skin removed. I think time for boneless would be slightly less. ~Martha