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Crock Pot Chicken Breast

This crock pot chicken breast recipe is designed to give you tender, juicy chicken with very little hands-on work. A simple seasoning blend, a small amount of broth, and gentle slow-cooker heat make the chicken useful for dinner, meal prep, sandwiches, wraps, salads, and shredded chicken recipes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Resting 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course
Calories: 205
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts fully thawed, similar thickness
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
  • 0.75 teaspoon fine salt
  • 0.5 cup low-sodium chicken broth or the minimum required by your cooker
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Equipment

  • 1 4- to 6-quart slow cooker
  • 1 Food thermometer

Method
 

  1. Use fully thawed chicken. Pat dry with disposable paper towel; do not rinse. Coat with olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, thyme, pepper and salt. Wash hands and sanitize surfaces after handling raw chicken.
    Crock Pot Chicken Breast: Season thawed chicken
  2. Add broth to a 4- to 6-quart cooker, following manufacturer minimum-liquid and fill guidance. Arrange chicken in an even layer where possible. Cover and switch on immediately.
    Crock Pot Chicken Breast: Load the slow cooker
  3. Cook on LOW, starting to check near 2½ hours. Many cookers need about 2½–4 hours, but thickness and equipment vary. Check every breast at its thickest point and cook until each reaches 165°F (74°C). The card uses 3 hours as a guide. Do not cook on WARM.
    Crock Pot Chicken Breast: Cook to temperature
  4. Transfer fully cooked chicken to a clean plate. Spoon a little hot cooking liquid over it, add lemon juice and rest 5–10 minutes. Slice or shred. Refrigerate leftovers promptly in shallow containers within 2 hours.
    Crock Pot Chicken Breast: Rest and slice

Notes

This recipe has not yet been kitchen-tested by Tastewiser. Images are AI-generated illustrations. Times are estimates: use the stated temperature and doneness checks, and adjust for your equipment. Nutrition is estimated per serving from the listed ingredients; brands and portions change the result.
Refrigerate perishable leftovers within 2 hours (within 1 hour above 90°F/32°C). Use shallow containers at 40°F/4°C or below. Reheat leftovers to 165°F/74°C. Optional additions are excluded from nutrition unless listed as part of the main recipe.