Description
A velvety Garlic Butter Chicken cooked effortlessly in your crockpot, featuring tender chicken draped in a rich garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: Layer the chicken breasts at the bottom of your crockpot.
- Create the garlic butter: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
- Combine the flavors: Pour the garlic butter mixture over the chicken in the crockpot.
- Add the broth: Pour in the chicken broth, followed by salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Set it to cook: Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Shred the chicken: Use two forks to shred the chicken while mixing it into the sauce.
- Serve: Garnish with chopped parsley and serve over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
Notes
For enhanced flavor, consider marinating the chicken with the garlic butter the night before. This dish is gluten-free as long as gluten-free broth is used.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 100mg