Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken

I think I stole this from something Amanda posted, or maybe it was my friend from work, but regardless, thank you! It was AMAZING! I made it Sunday Night and served it with Orzo and roasted veggies....I was able to get 6 servings out of this recipe and it was only 4 WW PointsPlus values (for those who are counting).  MAKE IT....you won't be disappointed I promise!!

Ingredients:


4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 pound (I cut mine in half as they were pretty large)

1/4 cup flour

1 tsp pepper ( I used more than this as I LOVE pepper…..probably closer to a tablespoon).

1/4 cup butter - (I used a little olive oil instead of the butter to lighten it up)

1 package dry Italian dressing/seasoning mix

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (this was 3 very juicy lemons)

Zest from one of the Lemons

1/2 cup chicken broth (I used fat/sodium free)

salt and pepper to taste


Directions:
1. Prepare your chicken by rinsing it and trimming the fat.

2. In a shallow dish, combine the flour and pepper. Coat the chicken in the flour.

3. Melt the butter (oil) in a saucepan on your stovetop over medium heat. Once melted, brown each side of the chicken, but not cooking it throughout because you will be putting them in the crockpot. You just want them to have a nice golden brown breading on each side.

4. Spray crockpot with cooking spray and place the chicken into the crockpot. Sprinkle the Italian seasoning package top of the chicken.

5. Mix together the lemon juice, lemon zest and chicken broth. Pour over the chicken and seasonings.

6. Cook on low for 3.5 -4 hours. Enjoy!