# Crock Pot Lemon Butter Chicken

This recipe features tender and juicy chicken thighs slow-cooked in a lemon butter sauce with asparagus.

- Total time: 360 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken thighs
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 0.5 lemon, zested
- 1 lemon, whole, squeezed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- asparagus, rinsed with ends cut off

## Instructions

1. Place chicken thighs in your crock pot.
2. In a mixing bowl, add one cup of chicken broth.
3. Zest half a lemon into the broth.
4. Squeeze the whole lemon into the broth mixture.
5. Pour the lemony broth mixture all over the chicken thighs in the crock pot.
6. In a smaller mixing bowl, add one teaspoon of garlic powder, one teaspoon of onion powder, a half a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a half a teaspoon of paprika, and one teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
7. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper to taste to the seasoning mixture.
8. Stir the seasoning mixture.
9. Spread the seasoning mixture all over the chicken thighs.
10. Place six tablespoons of butter on each chicken thigh in a geometric pattern.
11. Mince five cloves of garlic and put it on top of the chicken.
12. Rinse asparagus, cut the ends off, and spread it on top of the chicken and garlic.
13. Place the lid on the crock pot.
14. Set the crock pot on low for six to eight hours.
15. After seven and a half hours, open the crock pot and serve.

## Equipment

- crock pot
- mixing bowl
- smaller mixing bowl

## Tips

- The lemon is not overpowering, neither is the garlic.
- Can use more garlic if desired.
- The asparagus absorbs a lot of flavor.
- If you don't like asparagus, you don't have to add it.
- Chicken is good over rice, mashed potatoes, or on a bun.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CV9WptEq5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/797a13fd-b006-4991-933f-c5de81d94b62
- Extracted: 2026-04-19

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