Description
Crock-Pot Chicken with Green Garlic Sauce and Lentils {Gluten Free}
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs skinless chicken breasts (around four 5oz. chicken breasts)
- 1 cup green lentils
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth (gluten free)
- 1 tbsp butter or ghee (melted)
For the GREEN SAUCE marinade:
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet onion
- 1/2 cup packed basil leaves
- 3 mint leaves
- 3 – 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled)
- 2 oz (1/4 cup) fresh orange juice
- 1/2 tsp chili pepper seasoning
- 1/2 tsp smoked (or regular) paprika
- 1/2 tsp each sea salt and black pepper (and any extra desired for when you serve individually plates)
For the optional Green Avocado Yogurt on top:
- 1/2 avocado mixed with 1/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream. (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse your chicken and your lentils. Dry and set aside.
- Next maybe sure all your veggies for the green sauce are cleaned and chopped. Combine in a blender until green marinade is formed.
- Place broth and and lentils in the crock pot at the bottom. Mix together. Mix in your butter/ghee
- Place chicken on top and then pour the green sauce over the chicken.
- It will look soupy but it keeps the chicken more moist. See notes for other marinating options.
- Cook on low for 4 -6 hrs (until lentils/chicken is down) or high for 3 hrs.
- There will be a nice sauce from the broth and green marinade combined.
- Serve the lentil and chicken in a bowl and place some of the broth on top.
- Garnish with extra sea salt/pepper and basil if desired
- If you want to make the avocado cream, just combine 1/2 avocado with the yogurt until a dip is formed. Place a spoonful on top of chicken and lentil bowls.
Notes
- If you want the chicken to have extra spice and flavor. Add in a 1/2 tsp or more of cayenne and let the marinade sit over the chicken in a bowl for 20 minutes in fridge, then add to crock pot for the 3 hrs with the broth and lentils. Totally optional
- Estimated nutrition below without avocado sauce. Add an additional 40-50 calories per serving with the sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 3 hr 30
- Category: dinner
- Method: slow cooker
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 406
- Sugar: 2.8 g
- Sodium: 462.6 mg
- Fat: 14.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.9 g
- Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 40.5 g
- Cholesterol: 105.4 mg