Lap-Band Friendly Recipe: Slow-Cooker Greek Chicken

Slow-Cooker Greek Chicken

6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
1/2t Salt
1/2t Pepper
1T Olive Oil
1/2c Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
1 Lemon, Thinly Sliced
1/4c Pitted Kalamata Olives (Optional - but yummy!)
1/2t Dried Oregano Leaves
1 Clove Garlic, Minced

1.  Heat Olive Oil in Large Frying Pan over Medium-High heat. Sprinkle all sides of chicken breasts with salt and pepper.  Brown chicken on all sides but do not cook it all the way through.

2.  Place chicken in Slow-Cooker.  In this order: Add broth, olives (if you choose), minced garlic, oregano (do not stir).  Lay lemon slices on top of chicken.

3.  Cover.  Cook on Low 4-6 hours or until chicken is tender (FYI - mine cooks kind of fast on low so I only cook for 4 hours and stop when I see the liquid is almost gone).

I sprinkle it with feta cheese and serve it with Rice Pilaf or Orzo & garlic-oregano green beans for my family.  For me, I usually add a small Greek Salad with spinach, tomato, feta cheese & cukes.

I also make a homemade Greek Tzatziki sauce for dipping the chicken made with 0% Plain Greek Yogurt, dash of garlic powder, squeeze of lemon juice, cracked black pepper, lots of dried dill weed...and let it "set" for a couple of hours before dinner is ready to get the flavor of those spices throughout the yogurt.

BTW...It makes a lot of leftovers that don't last long in my house!!!

Thanks, I'll give this a try soon.

One question, would it make a huge difference to not salt the chicken before browning it?  I try not to use salt in cooking due to my DH's tendency towards hypertension.

Thanks again.

Of course not!  That would be fine...you get enough from the chicken broth actually (even though it is "low" sodium lol).  It will be divine with/without added salt Lisa. :)

Thanks so much I'm clueless when it comes to cooking so I love slow cooker receipes.

ALL hail the care-free crock pot!  I love to set-it-and-forget-it with minimal prep before hand. This one is uber easy too. Enjoy! :)

Lisa-
You are seriously my new best friend!!  Obviously only being a few days post op I am not any where near ready for this kind of food but being Greek and seeing that I have a chance of preparing foods that I have been eating my whole life band friendly... sooo awesome! 

Thank you again!!!

Nikki

You are welcome!

So, how did I do?  LOL...is it *kind-of* like a real Greek Chicken recipe?  Greek is one of my fave foods and I can digest gyro meat beautifully since I was 4 months out!  I would have been devastated if I couldn't,  but it is tender enough and chews like meatloaf so it works.  *LOVE*

I'll keep posting my tender crock-pot recipes here and there.  I've created my own band-friendly versions of pretty much everything I love to eat!

You did fab!!  I can not wait to try it... the true test will be my Dad.  He is basically a carbon copy of the Dad in My big fat greek wedding, minus the accent and we do not own a diner LOL

Look forward to reading your recipes and then trying my own.  I get such amazing satisfaction from playing in the kitchen, and the best part was always after I cook I don't want to eat   ....
I'll deff share once I get in there!

Have a great weekend!

Nikki

TY for posting! I saw this on your food post the other day and was wondering the recipe! I ay have to try this tomorrow!

 Great reciepe cant wait to try it.
wendy