CROCK POT LEMON HONEY CHICKEN

Lemon is one of my favourite flavours.  I absolutely love lemons, even as a child I love sucking on lemons and I put lemon in my water, teas, veggies etc.  I created this recipe today and its good not sweet it has a pucker to it. The only thing is I would prefer more sauce so I will definitely make double the amount of the sauce next time.

I chopped boneless, skinless chicken breast into cubes and added them to a ziploc bag which contained cornstarch, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. I coated the chicken in this mixture and then, in batches I lightly browned the chicken in a sauce pan with melted coconut oil.

Once the chicken is lightly browned (the chicken will continue to cook in the crock pot) I added it to the crock pot.

Once all the chicken has been lightly browned and added to crock pot I made the sauce.  The sauce contains lemon juice, honey and grated ginger.

Once the ingredients have been whisked together add to the chicken in the crock pot.  Put the lid on to the crock pot and set to low.  Cook for about 4 hours.

After 3 1/2 hours remove lid stir and add the chopped green onions, reserving some of the green onions for garnish.  Replace lid and continue cooking for 15 - 30 mins more.

Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and a wedge of lemon. 

Enjoy :)

INGREDIENTS:

1 package boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup cornstarch

1 / 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt

pepper

2 Tablespoons of Coconut oil

1 / 2 cup lemon juice, about 5 lemons juiced

3 Tablespoons of honey

2 inches of ginger root, grated

1 bunch of green onions, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Cut the boneless, skinless chicken breast into cubes.  Add to a ziploc bag that has the cornstarch, salt and pepper to taste and cayenne pepper. Close the bag and shake until chicken is coated.

Melt 1 TBS of coconut oil in a saucepan on medium high. Once the coconut oil is melted add the chicken and lightly brown.  Do this in batches adding more coconut oil if required.  Once the chicken is lightly browned add to the crock pot. The chicken will continue to cook in the crock pot.

In a large measuring cup, squeeze the juice from the lemons. It should measure 1 / 2 cup of juice, whisk in 3 Tablespoons of honey and the grated ginger root. Once it is thoroughly whisked pour the mixture over the chicken in the crock pot. Place the lid on the crock pot and set to low for about hours, until the chicken is cooked.

After 3 1/2 hours remove the lid, stir the chicken and add the chopped green   onions. Replace lid and cook for another 15 -30mins.  Serve the chicken over rice.  Enjoy :)