Name: Crock Pot Lemonade Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 6 ounces thawed lemonade concentrate (¾ cup); 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 tablespoons ketchup; 1 tablespoon white vinegar or rice wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons flour; Lemon slices or wedges, for garnish; Cooked white rice; Steamed vegetables (such as broccoli)

Description

This Crock Pot Lemonade Chicken recipe offers a tender, flavorful chicken dish cooked slowly in a tangy lemonade-based sauce. Perfect for a busy day, this slow-cooker meal combines sweet and savory flavors with a simple step to thicken the sauce before serving, making it a cozy and refreshing dinner option served over rice with steamed vegetables.

Ingredients

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Chicken

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Sauce

6 ounces thawed lemonade concentrate (¾ cup)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon white vinegar or rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons flour

To Serve

Lemon slices or wedges, for garnish
Cooked white rice
Steamed vegetables (such as broccoli)

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Instructions

Add Chicken and Sauce: Lightly grease the slow cooker insert with cooking oil to prevent sticking. Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker evenly spaced.
Prepare Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together the thawed lemonade concentrate, brown sugar, ketchup, and vinegar until smooth. Pour this tangy sauce over the chicken breasts, ensuring they are well coated.
Slow Cook: Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours, or on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
Thicken Sauce: About 30 minutes before the cooking time ends, mix the flour with water to create a slurry. Remove the chicken temporarily from the slow cooker and turn the heat to HIGH. Whisk the slurry into the sauce in the slow cooker to thicken it.
Finish Cooking: Return the chicken breasts to the slow cooker and continue cooking for the remaining 30 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken and chicken to absorb more flavor.
Serve: Serve the chicken breasts over cooked white rice with a side of steamed vegetables. Spoon the thickened sauce over the chicken and garnish with fresh lemon slices or wedges for an added citrusy aroma and flavor.

Notes

For best results, use fresh lemonade concentrate and ensure it is fully thawed before use.
Feel free to substitute white vinegar with rice wine vinegar depending on your flavor preference.
Adding steamed broccoli or your favorite vegetables adds nutrition and complements the citrusy chicken nicely.
If thicker sauce is desired, you can increase the flour slurry quantity slightly but add gradually to avoid clumps.
Use chicken thighs instead of breasts if you prefer meat with more fat and flavor; adjust cooking time accordingly.