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Lemon Cilantro Chicken Recipe

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This fall-off-the-bone chicken with lemony gravy is very easy to prepare and is a wonderful way to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Lemon Cilantro Chicken Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 4 hours + standing

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the cilantro, 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and lemon peel. Loosen skin around the chicken breast, leg and thigh. Rub the cilantro mixture under and over the skin. Rub any remaining mixture into the cavity. Drizzle with remaining oil. Sprinkle with paprika and pepper.
Place in a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Add wine to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180°. Remove chicken to a serving platter; cover and let stand 15 minutes before carving. Skim fat and thicken juices if desired. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 328 calories, 21 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 88 mg cholesterol, 864 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 28 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Cilantro Chicken in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2011, p29

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2013 by yellowhammer

I made this with chicken thighs and it came out great. My husband really liked it. The chicken was moist and tender and the lemon gravy was delicious.

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2013 by texas_attitude

I was rather disappointed in this recipe. The chicken came out moist, but that is really all I can say about it. When I made it, I was hoping to debone the chicken and add it back to the juices as a soup, but there was so much oil in it that I had to throw the broth out. I now have a batch of moist, cooked chicken to use in future recipes, so it wasn't a complete failure.

Flavor was bland.

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