This one pot Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green beans has a homemade dressing/marinade and will be your new favorite healthy dinner.
It has been too long since I’ve made a healthy slow cooker meal, I made Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans this last weekend.
I’ve seen oven versions of this recipe, but most include an Italian dressing seasoning packet. Instead of using a seasoning packet to flavor the sauce in this dish, I make a simple mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and dried seasonings. If you love this one-pot meal you need to see my Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies, that recipe has the same concept as this one but not as healthy.
How to make:
Ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Fresh green beans
- Red Potatoes
For the homemade dressing:
- Fresh lemon juice
- Olive oil
- Oregano
- Salt and pepper
- Onion powder
- Minced garlic
Directions:
- In a small bowl combine the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, pepper, and minced garlic
- Place the chicken breasts in the center of an oval slow cooker. Then on one side add the red potatoes (you will have to mound these), add the green beans on the other side.
- Pour the homemade dressing/marinade over everything.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or low for 7 hours.
Can I use a different vegetable than green beans?
Yes! If you aren’t a green bean fan, then try one of these substitutes.
- Broccoli
- Asparagus
- Canned or fresh corn
- Carrots
- Extra potatoes
Can I use lemon juice out of a squeeze bottle?
No. This recipe isn’t the time or place to use squeeze bottle lemon juice; the recipe will taste off if you use it. Lemons are cheap, be sure to grab them at the store.
Can I use the Italian dressing mix instead of making the homemade dressing?
Yes! You can forgo all the dressing ingredients and drizzle a half cup of butter over the seasoned chicken, potatoes and green beans then sprinkle an Italian dressing mix over. Follow the same cooking directions below.
You can find the Italian dressing mix on the salad dressing aisle next to the ranch dressing packets.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker – 6-quart oval
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- ½ lb. fresh green beans trimmed (about 2.5 cups)
- 1.25 lb. diced red potatoes about 4 cups
Homemade dressing ingredients:
- ⅓ cup FRESH lemon juice (1 large or 2 small lemons)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ¼ tsp. onion powder
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Instructions
- Start by placing the chicken in a 6-quart slow cooker, in the center. Next, add the green beans on one side. Then for the potatoes, you will need to mound them high off to the other side.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic cloves.
- Pour this mixture evenly over the chicken, green beans and potatoes.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 7 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Note- Do NOT use lemon juice out of squeeze bottle, the recipe will not turn out correct.
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First Published 04/11/2015
Updated 06/18/2019
Want more Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes? See my other favorites here:
- Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy (without bacon)
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken with Rice
- Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Fajitas
- Slow Cooker Alpine Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
I remade this today. Added 3/4 a can of low sodium chicken stock and made the potatoes separate. Also, cooked on high for 3 hours instead of 4. It turned out much better and was moist. Not sure if my crockpot runs high, but last time chicken was extremely dry.
Thank you for the tips.
I made this tonight, it’s so good! Thank you for sharing
I love this recipe. It’s one of the first meals I made for me and my husband right after we got married (it’s also the very first meal I made in a slow-cooker). I make it a few times each year and it’s sitting in my slow-cooker right now too, another 3 hours to go until dinner! This is one of my favorites.
This is delicious!!! I will definitely keep this recipe in my dinner rotation. I followed the instructions exactly …….. soooo good. Can’t wait to make it again.
I make this on a pretty regular basis! I have ditched the olive oil, and instead I use 1 large lemon, 1 large orange, and red wine to produce the liquid, and I use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts. I liked the original but these minor changes have made it an absolute favorite for me 🙂
Can you cook this in a round crock pot? I dont have an oval.
Yes! would work fine.
I pinned this recipe a few days ago & made it today. Gotta tell you, wow. I seasoned the chicken with S& P & Kickn’Chicken seasoning made by Weber & seared it first. Cubed 3 red potatoes & used fresh green beans. Due to time constraints, I drizzled some Annie’s Lemon & Chive dressing on it & 4 hours on high. It was fabulous, not dry at all, husband loved it. Thank you!
Anyone use an instant pot?
Did anyone use this recipe in an instant pot?
Used broccoli, spinach and sweet potatoes instead of potatoes and beans.
sounds really good!
I love the alterations!
Can anyone suggest an alternative to the olive oil? that much adds over 450 calories to the dish! While I know that olive oil is relatively healthy, it’s still an oil and i’d rather spend my calories on the actual chicken or veggies.
Would I be able to change the green beans to broccoli? If so, would I add them in just like the green beans or wait till it’s almost done?
Love this recipe, I use chicken thighs instead of breasts as I find they always stay much more moist when slow cooking and subbed apple cider vinegar for the lemon juice.
Could you use chicken broth in this recipe?
Yes! That would work fine.
Ok I didn’t pay attention when I bought the ingredients and purchased lemon juice in a bottle. I am not a veteran cook so I really didn’t know there was a difference. Will it really ruin the recipe to use it or leave it out completely? I live 14 mikes to the nearest store.
Could trying with a little less and see how it turns out.
Am I able to use frozen chicken breast for this recipe?
You can but you may need to add a little more time.
Can you make this in an oven?
Yes, cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for about an hour.
I made this recipe today and it came out delicious! I only put in thr crockpot for 3 hours and 20 mins on high. Chicken was moist @
Thank you for letting me know how it turned out.
Can you freeze this and make as a crock pot dump meal?
Raw potatoes don’t freeze well, so I don’t think so.
Can you use chicken with the bones in it
I made this and the chicken was really dry. Suggestions on how to fix it 🙁