This one-pot Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green beans has a homemade dressing/marinade and will be your new favorite healthy dinner.
If you love this one-pot meal you need to see my Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies, that recipe has the same easy one pot meal concept as this recipe. Or if you need just a recipe for chicken breasts, try my easy chicken breast recipe.
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.
How to make a one pot chicken dinner:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts – Can use chicken thighs or tenders.
- Fresh green beans – Frozen works well too.
- Red Potatoes – Cut into quarters or about 1/2 inch pieces.
- Homemade Italian dressing – Super quick to make, see my recipe below.
For the homemade dressing:
- Fresh lemon juice
- Olive oil
- Oregano
- Salt and pepper
- Onion powder
- Minced garlic
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 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
- Baby carrots or sliced carrots
- Extra potatoes
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.
More complete meal slow cooker recipes:
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker Bruschetta Chicken
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken with Rice
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
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Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 lb. fresh green beans trimmed (about 2.5 cups)
- 1 1/4 lb. diced red potatoes about 4 cups
Homemade dressing ingredients:
- 1/3 cup FRESH lemon juice (NOT BOTTLED) (1 large or 2 small lemons)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. onion powder
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Instructions:
- Start by placing the chicken the middle of the slow cooker. 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.
How to Video:
Sarah’s Notes:
- 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.
- Broccoli
- Asparagus
- Canned or fresh corn
- Baby carrots or sliced carrots
- Extra potatoes
- Bottled lemon juice in recipes can taste bitter.
- This recipe has been tested with fresh lemon juice. Many reviews who have used bottled instead have not liked the meal for the flavor of the bottled lemon juice isn’t right for this recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Kory says
Thanks for the recipe. Question: why would you not suggest using fresh lemon juice in the beginning of the recipe and not as a “oh by the way”? Other than that, a great recipe.
Sarah Olson says
It does say fresh in bold letters. People who use squeeze bottle lemon juice have been disregarding that.
Davon J. says
Can the crockpot time be set on low for 6 hours or will that cause problems?
Sarah Olson says
I think that amount of time would work good!
Kirsten says
Silly question, can I prep this for the freezer? I am trying to stock my father-in-law’s freezer, and my husband and I love this recipe. Thanks!
Sarah Olson says
Potatoes don’t do well for freezer meals 🙁
Barbara Evans says
I cut the recipe in half and substituted asparagus in a 1.5qt. slow-cooker. I found 4 hours was too long. The chicken was tough and the asparagus mushy .
Sarah Olson says
Thanks for letting us know how it turned out for you with your changes.
Kristen says
How long should I cook it if I only have 1lb of chicken? I can’t find cook times anywhere on google.
Sarah Olson says
same time would be fine. The potatoes need that long
Alex says
I really wanted to like this recipe but found the lemon overpowering and the chicken very dry. Pretty disappointed but maybe just my tastebuds. Followed the recipe exactly and didn’t like it at all. Sorry!! Won’t make again
Sarah Olson says
Thank you for your honest opinion!
Alex says
So update, I think it was just the potatoes I wasn’t a fan of and I found a use for the chicken – I shredded it and used on salads for my lunches. The dressing from the salad helped with the dryness a lot and it made for very yummy lunches! So it wasn’t a total waste – just tossed the potatoes. I hate wasting food so I’m glad I found a use for the chicken! 🙂
Rebecca says
I Only have the lemon juice in a bottle, why won’t this taste as good? Have you made it that way before?
Sarah Olson says
Lemon juice out of bottle has a harsh bitter taste, adding a 1/4 cup of it to this recipe will leave a funny taste to the sauce.
Joy says
My family will love this and I love that the whole meal is in there! No making something to go with it. Yay!
Paro says
can I double the lemon mixture and can I use thighs
Sarah Olson says
Yes and yes!
Tabitha @ Tabitha Talks Food says
I made this today and it tasted great! I’m not normally a big fan of potatoes but I thought they soaked up the lemon dressing/sauce so nicely and I couldn’t get enough! Thank you for sharing.
Sarah Olson says
that’s awesome Tabitha. Yes I love the potatoes in this meal!
Michele says
Used the lemon juice from the little squeeze lemon and it DID taste good.
Sarah Olson says
That’s great!
Amy Arnold says
You must cook the beans n potato’s for longer than 4 hours in order for the veggies to be soft… otherwise they are hard and crunchy.
Sarah Olson says
It may take longer if you cut the potatoes too large or open the lid at all. In my video I cooked for only 4 hours and they were tender.