Slow cooker lemon artichoke chicken is an easy recipe that combines your preferred cut of chicken, lemon, artichoke hearts, and homemade lemon sauce. Low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 compatible, this crockpot chicken is packed with flavor and healthy. Instructions to make this tasty lemon chicken dish in the Instant Pot are also included.
Ingredients For Lemon Chicken & Artichokes
- Chicken Thighs: You can use your preferred cut of thighs whether it be boneless, bone-in, skin-on or skinless.
- Lemons: This recipe calls for both a fresh sliced lemon and 1/2 cup of lemon juice.
- Artichokes: I like to use 2 15-ounce cans of artichokes that have been drained and rinsed. Frozen or jarred artichokes also work well in this recipe. I do not recommend using fresh artichokes.
- Onion: 1 onion, sliced. This is an ingredients that you can omit if you want.
- Broth: 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Seasonings: The seasonings in this chicken recipe are very simple: salt, pepper, thyme, and garlic.
How To Make Lemon Artichoke Chicken In The Slow Cooker
Making this lemon artichoke chicken recipe is very easy because the slow cooker is involved!
Slow Cooker
- Add the sliced onion to the bottom of the slow cooker. Season the chicken lightly with salt & pepper and add on top of the onions.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients. Pour the sauce on top of the chicken in the slow cooker. Top with lemon slices.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6. Add artichokes. Cook an additional 30 minutes.
Instant Pot
- Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil and chicken and sear, few minutes on each side until browned. Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and set aside. If you are using skinless chicken thighs, skip this step.
- Add onions (and more oil if needed) and cook 3-5 minutes until soft. Add garlic and cook an additional minute.
- In a small bowl, mix together sauce ingredients. Pour the sauce into the pressure cooker and deglaze the bottom by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
- Add chicken back into the Instant Pot. Top with the lemon slices. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 10 minutes. When cooking time has completed, quick release the pressure.
- Add artichokes. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 3 minutes. When cook time is up, quick release the pressure.
FAQs & Tips
What cut of chicken should you use?
This recipe calls chicken thighs. What you see here in the pictures is exactly 2.85 pounds of bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. Chicken thighs are my go-to with slow cooking but I understand that’s not the case for everyone. As with a lot of my recipes, technically you can use your favorite cut of chicken with this recipe whether it be legs, thighs, or even breasts. If you do use white meat like chicken breasts, you will need to make adjustments to the cook time. Lower the cook time by at least an hour for the slow cooker and 2 minutes for the Instant Pot. Also, do not let the chicken sit in the slow cooker on the WARM setting. If you do, it will continue to cook. If you use skinless meat with the Instant Pot, you do not have to sauté the chicken. Add it to the pressure cooker raw.
What type of artichokes should you use?
I’ve used every sort of artichoke when making this: fresh, canned, marinated, frozen, etc. They all cook very well except fresh artichokes. Personally I think artichokes from the can or marinated artichokes from the jar (with or without juices) works the best. What you see here in the pictures is 2 15-ounce cans of artichokes. When I use marinated artichokes I like to add the juice in.
How do you get crispy skin?
If you use skin-on chicken, there’s the optional step to broil the chicken when it’s done cooking to crisp the skin. Transfer the chicken from the slow cooker to a baking pan & place it under the broiler for a few minutes.
How do you store leftovers?
Store leftover lemon artichoke chicken in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
What size slow cooker should you use?
I used a 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot.
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PrintCrockpot Lemon Artichoke Chicken
Slow cooker lemon artichoke chicken is an easy recipe that combines your preferred cut of chicken, lemon, artichoke hearts, and homemade lemon sauce. Low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 compatible, this crockpot chicken is packed with flavor and healthy. Instructions to make this tasty lemon chicken dish in the Instant Pot are also included.
- Prep Time: 10mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken thighs, seasoned with salt & pepper
- 30 ounces artichokes
- 1 medium-size onion, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 tbsp oil (for Instant Pot only)
Sauce
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 /2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Add the sliced onion to the bottom of the slow cooker. Season the chicken lightly with salt & pepper and add on top of the onions.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients. Pour the sauce on top of the chicken in the slow cooker. Top with lemon slices.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6. Add the artichokes. Cook an additional 30 minutes.
- Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil and chicken and sear, few minutes on each side until browned. Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and set aside. If you are using skinless chicken thighs, skip this step.
- Add onions (and more oil if needed) and cook 3-5 minutes until soft. Add garlic and cook an additional minute.
- In a small bowl, mix together sauce ingredients. Pour the sauce into the pressure cooker and deglaze the bottom by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
- Add chicken back into the Instant Pot. Top with the lemon slices. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 10 minutes. When cooking time has completed, quick release the pressure.
- Add artichokes. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 3 minutes. When cook time is up, quick release the pressure.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 348
- Sugar: 2.5 g
- Fat: 6.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 6.6 g
- Protein: 55.3 g
- Cholesterol: 165.5 mg
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28 thoughts on “Slow Cooker Lemon Artichoke Chicken”
Can I use chicken broth white wine garlic marinated artichokes in oil and potatoes using chicken tenders and legs in crock pot and less lemon juice thank you
Yes absolutely! Sounds like fantastic additions and substitutions.
Can I use chicken broth white wine garlic and marinated artichokes in oil and potatoes and less lemon juice using chicken tenders and legs in crock pot how much to use. Thank you
I had high hopes because I love all of the ingredients but wow the lemon was overwhelming and ruined the dish. Very disappointed.
I’m sorry you did not enjoy it; hopefully there are other recipes of mine that are more suited for you.
This recipe was absolutely fantastic! I will definitely be pinning it to my Culinary Favourites board.
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Delicious & very easy!
When making in the instapot, when do you add the lemon slices??
After you add the chicken, top with the lemon slices.
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Awesome recipe! Came out great. I used boneless thighs.
Good one. We’re in winter at the moment so the slow cooker is getting a good work out!
I loved this dish! I’m a huge fan of artichokes so it was a perfect dinner for me and my daughter. Loved the flavors and how easy it is to make! Made it in my slow cooker and was perfect! Great recipe!
This was easy to make, but I found the chicken a dry and the lemon a bit too pronounced in flavor.
This is a keeper! I had preserved lemons so I used them instead of fresh. This recipe is superb! I served it with couscous and some freshly steamed asparagus. My husband and I both commented it was a restaurant-quality meal.
Try this!!!
Hello Minnow, Did you pressure of slow cook?J
Everything about this dish was wonderful. Lemon, artichoke, chicken, couscous, and middle eastern flavours.
I subbed oregano (Greek/because it’s what I had) for it and it was great! We have added it to our meal rotation.
I made this with orzo. Delicious!
I made the slow cooker version a few months ago and love it. I look forward to trying it in my new Instant Pot. Great recipe- thanks.
I love anything from the crockpot but this was especially amazing!
This was great! I loved the artichokes!
I love slow cooker meals; especially during the summer. This was unique and creative, I’m definitely going to make this again soon!
Thanks for planning my next meal!
Yum – the chicken was falling right off the bone. So amazing.
This was delicious! I will make it again. Love your slow cooker recipes!
I was just looking for slow cooker whole 30 recipes earlier! This was light and healthy. I served over brown rice.