Fragrant Lemon Chicken

Apple and celery add sweetness, while lemon, onion, and rosemary flavor this easy slow cooker chicken recipe.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 9 hr
• Total Time: 9 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 309 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup hot water
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 apple - peeled, cored and quartered
• 1 stalk celery with leaves, chopped
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rub salt and pepper into the skin of the chicken, and then place apple and celery inside the chicken. Place chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion, rosemary, and lemon juice and zest over chicken. Pour 1 cup hot water into the slow cooker.

Step 2

Cover, and cook on High for 1 hour. Switch to Low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours, basting several times.