lemony garlic slow cooker chicken thighs

Name: lemony garlic slow cooker chicken thighs Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 bone in skinless chicken thighs; 5 garlic cloves smashed; 1 tbsp lemon zest; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 1/3 cup low fat/low sodium chicken broth; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 cup packed baby spinach

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 150

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

6 bone in, skinless chicken thighs5 garlic cloves, smashed1 tbsp lemon zest1/3 cup lemon juice1/3 cup low fat/low sodium chicken broth1 tbsp cornstarch1 cup packed baby spinach

Directions

trim chicken thighs of any excess fat. Place them in the slow cooker owl and scatter garlic cloves over top. In a small bowl, stir together the lemon zest, juice and the chicken broth; pour half of it into slow cooker. cover and cook for 3 hrs on high or 5 hrs on low. remove chicken thighs to a platter and keep warm; discard garlic cloves. in a small bowl, stir together remaining lemon juice mixure, cornstarch, salt and pepper. whisk into slow cooker bowl with chopped spinach and ook another 30 min on high or low. you can serve it with whole wheat pasta which would add about another 180 cal per serving.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATPLUS4.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 92.6
Total Fat: 2.7 g
Cholesterol: 57.5 mg
Sodium: 116.7 mg
Total Carbs: 2.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 14.0 g

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