OHMYGOD the first seder is the day after tomorrow.
In case you missed that: The Day After Tomorrow. Weâre going to my parentsâ for the second night, but it looks like the first seder will be a casual affair at home, just the three of us. Iâll be making Overnight Chicken Soup tomorrow night, and mixing up the matzo ball dough since Harry will eat that until the kosher-for-Passover cows come home.
Because Friday is a work day and the first day of Harryâs school vacation (oy), once the chicken soup is done Iâll use the slow cooker again for the main course. (If youâre strictly kosher for Pesach and donât have a KP slow cooker, slow cooker liners are faaaabulous.) This recipe, for Slow Cooker Chicken with Fennel & Lemon, tastes like springtime to meâexactly what you want for a symbolic meal like a seder. And, I suspect, equally useful for an Easter meal. It couldnât be simpler: Just toss everything into the cooker, turn it on, and walk away.
If you can still find Meyer lemons theyâre really wonderful here, piquant and faintly sweet, but regular lemons will work just fine too.
Slow Cooker Chicken with Fennel & Lemon
Serves 4
1 onion, sliced thin
1 fennel bulb, fronds removed (reserve and chop 1 tablespoon, plus more for garnish), halved, cored, and sliced
3 cloves garlic, smashed
2 lemons, organic if possible, preferably Meyer
4 chicken breasts, bone-in, skin removed
salt & pepper
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup white wine or dry vermouth
2 tablespoons olive oil
Mashed potatoes or cooked rice, for serving
- Put the onions, fennel, and garlic into the insert of your slow cooker. Thinly slice 1 lemon and lay the slices on top.
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper, then put into the insert.
- Juice the remaining lemon and combine with the broth, vermouth, olive oil, 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds, and a little more salt & pepper, then pour over the chicken.
- Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
- Garnish with reserved fennel fronds and serve with mashed potatoes or rice to soak up the sauce.
MAKE BABY FOOD: The texture of food from the slow cooker works well for babies. Either puree a little bit of everything together, or serve as finger food.
Um, I just totally scratched the chicken I had on the menu for the seder and will be making this instead! It looks delicious, and I absolutely love slow cooked fennel…yum.
Wow, I’m honored! And now, a bit nervous. Hope you like it!
Are you kidding me? This recipe sounds and looks totally delicious! This is going on my list of recipes to make over the next week. đ
Hi Debbie,
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I don’t have a slow cooker. Wondering if I can make this in my oven or on my electric stove in a le creuset with boneless skinless chicken breasts? I too have a recipe for honey curry chicken I kind of want to toss in favor of this for seder tomorrow.
Hi Erika! You can definitely do it in the oven–set it low, in the 200-250 range, and use the Le Creuset. It won’t take as long with boneless/skinless–check after 3 or 4 hours. And I think honey curry chicken sounds amazing! I’d love to see the recipe…
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I cannot believe I just found your site for the first time! I’m obsessed with finding things my little one will eat and I’ve been saying for months that there must be a site or book with foods you can make for yourself that little ones will eat…… and here you are! Can’t wait to try this!
(btw, I recent had success with bread pudding with left over crusts, check it out on my blog if you’d like)
Hello, Bit, and welcome!
Hey, I’m on a yeast free diet, so cannot have the wine. Any thoughts on substitutions? Maybe doubling the chicken broth? BTW-this sounds delish!
Hi Carly. You can absolutely double the broth! Should be just fine.
I’m doing the Seder at my mom’s house, an hour away. The logistics are a pain; I won’t have time to use a slow cooker! But your recipe sounds amazing. Can I follow the boneless breast in the oven suggested above, but in a covered corningware dish? I don’t own a le creuset.
Absolutely, Mindy! You do want to make sure it seals tightly, though–wrap the dish in aluminum foil if it seems like it’ll let moisture escape.
You are awesome and a lifesaver! I can’t wait to try this recipr!
Thanks, Mindy! Please let me know how it goes.