Crockpot lemon chicken

[Lindsey]

lol I haven't been able to stop thinking about it! I have to go buy some rosemary tonight since my small town doesn't carry anything like that

[gja1000]

I love a strong lemony taste, but if you don't you might cut back on the lemon or put the lemon on top of the rosemary, so that all the lemon doesn't touch the chicken. Yes, I think both the rosemary and garlic "cut" the lemon taste

[judy]

How do you think I could do this without a crockpot? It really sounds delicious.

[gja1000]

I think you could just do it in the oven - but it might not be quite as juicy.

[DianaB]

Ok, I've got my chicken, lemons, garlic, and rosemary!!! Sometime in the next few days I'm fixing this!!! I'll let you know what I think after I fix it!!

[judy]

Originally Posted by gja1000

I think you could just do it in the oven - but it might not be quite as juicy.

I think it would dry out, don't you? I have to find out what kind of cooking is going on inside the crock pot, and then see if I can duplicate it. Or..I can buy a crockpot.

[judy]

You were right Gayle. I can do it in the oven.

Crock Pot/slow cookers use moist heat. Because the pot is kept closed and there is water/liquid in the pot, physics won't allow the temperature inside the pot to rise above the boiling point of the liquid, so you can put everything your recipe calls for into the cooker, turn the thing on, and forget about it all day. The long cooking times also mean that you dont have to worry about taking it out at a specific time (a little extra time won't make much of a difference). Of course, you could do the same thing in your oven by putting meat in a cooker, covering it, setting the temperature low and leaving it in all day, but a crock pot is much more effecient/easier.

I might have to add a liquid. What do you think?

[gja1000]

I think I would put it in an oven bag when doing it in the oven. Then I think it would be about the same as the crockpot. I don't think you use any water in oven bags, but I"m not sure.