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Chicken that falls apart with tenderness and awakens the taste buds with the fresh and delightful taste of lemons. There are a lot of recipes that use lemon in a starring ingredient role, but this slow-cooking chicken variety is quite simply one of our favorites.

Ingredients Needed:

• 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

• Kosher or sea salt to taste

• ¾ teaspoon pepper, divided

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

• 1 lemon, sliced (optional)

• 1 cup chicken broth (fat free, low sodium)

• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

• ¼ cup flour, optional corn starch

• ½ teaspoon ground cumin

• ¾ cup pitted green olives

Instructions To Follow:

1. Sprinkle chicken thighs evenly with salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add half of chicken. Cook about 3 minutes per side, or until browned. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet, and repeat procedure with remaining chicken.
3. Combine broth, juice, flour and cumin, stirring with a whisk. Pour broth mixture over chicken.
4. Top with olives and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours. Add lemon slices as a garnish to serve, if using.

Try serving this lemony chicken alongside seasoned Israeli couscous or red quinoa and some steamed broccoli.

Article Source: Skinny Ms.