Recipe: Slow Cooker Keto Lemon-Thyme Chicken

I tried the "Perfect Roast Keto Chicken" recipe contained in "Keto Clarity", and I'm guessing it must be "perfect" if you have the luxury of a convection oven. My apartment's electric oven has had two tries to make this recipe work out properly with no success. I mean, the chicken was definitely edible, but the top skin was over-crisped and somewhat blackened for my liking and the onion quarters (that one is instructed to place in the corners of the baking dish) were burned beyond recognition. My husband and I quite enjoy onion, so that is unacceptable. To the slow cooker!

This recipe is a mash-up of "Perfect Roast Keto Chicken" and the "Slow Cooker Roast Chicken and Gravy" recipe from Nom Nom Paleo which has historically worked out beautifully in my kitchen.

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Slow Cooker Keto Lemon-Thyme Chicken

serves 4

Ingredients:

- one 3-4 lb pasture-raised chicken

- one bunch thyme

- one lemon, halved and visible seeds removed

- two tablespoons ghee or grass-fed butter

- two large onions, chopped

- one bulb garlic, all cloves peeled (we like garlic, so use less if you don't)

- one tablespoon tomato paste

- 1/2 cup chicken stock

- salt, pepper, or any other seasoning (such as poultry seasoning), if desired

Directions:

Melt the ghee or butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat (I have an electric stove, so that was a "3" for me). Once it's melted, add the onions, garlic and tomato paste, and stir to coat.

Saute the vegetables until soft and slightly browned, about 10 minutes. 

De-glaze the pan by adding the chicken stock and scraping the sides and bottom. Transfer everything to the slow cooker.

Wash and dry the chicken, then season it inside and out if you so desire. Stuff the thyme and lemon in the body cavity, then place the bird breast-side down in the slow cooker. Cover with the lid and set the cooker on low. Cook 4 to 4.5 hours.

After cooking, remove the chicken and let rest 20 minutes before cutting/breaking it up. 

Serve with the veggies as a side.

Alternately, put the veggies in a blender and transform them into a gravy to top the chicken (or anything else) with.