Crockpot Chicken, Potatoes, and Green beans
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This one-pot Crockpot Chicken, Potatoes, and Green Beans features a homemade lemon garlic dressing poured over the top for a flavorful, healthy dinner you’ll want to make again and again.
This classic chicken, potatoes, and green beans recipe is made completely from scratch! The ingredients are arranged in the crockpot and topped with a homemade lemon garlic Italian dressing—no seasoning packets or butter here, just olive oil and simple pantry spices for a fresh and healthy slow cooker dinner.
Crockpot Chicken Dinner Video
Key Ingredients
This recipe for chicken dinner in the crockpot is made from scratch. Here is what you need. For full ingredient amounts, see the recipe card below the images.
- 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, you just need: Fresh lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper, onion powder, and minced garlic.
How to Make Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
Step One: Make the homemade dressing by mixing the olive oil, lemon juice and seasonings.
Step Two: Add the chicken to the center of the slow cooker, add the cut green beans on one side, then the cut potatoes on the other side.
Step Three: Pour over the homemade dressing over the chicken, potatoes and green beans.
Variations
This recipe has been tested many times as is. If you want to make some changes, here are great ideas.
- Use a different vegetable than green beans. You can use: Broccoli, asparagus, canned or fresh corn, baby carrots, or use extra potatoes!
- Use Italian dressing instead of the homemade (such as Newman’s own).
- Or use a stick of melted butter and sprinkle a packet of Good Seasons Italian dressing mix over. You can find the Italian dressing mix on the salad dressing aisle next to the ranch dressing packets.
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“Added to our regular menu rotation. So easy and so delicious!”
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Crockpot Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans Recipe
How to Video
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.
Sarah’s Notes
- Use a different vegetable than green beans. You can use: Broccoli, asparagus, canned or fresh corn, baby carrots, or use extra potatoes!
- Use Italian dressing instead of the homemade (such as Newman’s own.
- Or use a stick of melted butter and sprinkle a packet of Good Seasons Italian dressing mix over. You can find the Italian dressing mix on the salad dressing aisle next to the ranch dressing packets.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Can I make this in the Oven?
Yes, you can make this in the oven, try this oven version, but most oven versions include an Italian dressing seasoning packet.
More complete meal slow cooker recipes:
Enjoy the all-in-one ease of a Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner, or dig into the creamy, savory flavors of Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Potatoes.
Let buttery herbs shine with Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies, or spice things up with a cheesy, saucy Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Casserole.
Serve a down-home favorite like Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes, or make it meaty and hearty with Steak, Potatoes, and Corn cooked low and slow.
Used the lemon juice from the little squeeze lemon and it DID taste good.
That’s great!
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.
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.
I made this yummy dish yesterday. My husband and I enjoyed every bite. I followed the directions exactly, and it turned out perfect.Thank you, Sarah. We’re looking forward to trying more of your delicious recipes! Happy New Year!
That is so great to hear!
I don’t have a 6 qt but I do have a 3-4qt. Would that also work?
Hi Mags, if you can get it to fit, it should work fine. Leave the lid on the entire time.
How many calories is this? Do you know?
I don’t have some ingredients so was wondering if fresh carrots would work and onion soup mix with olive oil or beef broth because that’s all I have. What do you think?
I made this last night… it was pretty good, but the green beans and potatoes weren’t as tender as I would have liked. Flavor was good, and chicken came out great. I didn’t want it to get too dry so I took the chicken out and let the veggies stay in the cooker, but that was after we had already eaten dinner, so I haven’t even tried them to see if they got any softer. That’s the only issue I had with this recipe…. but it was good and healthy so it was still a winner, and the kids didn’t seem to mind the crunchy green beans.
Hi Tasha! Did you leave the lid on the entire time? That is the only thing I can think of that would be the problem, even if it is opened once it can effect the tenderness of the veggies.
I’ve tried this 3 times and the chicken always ends up dry. Can I cook this on low? I’ve tried adding more liquid and also not cooking for as long. Not sure what to do.
Breast sometimes can end up dry. You could try boneless skinless thighs maybe?
Hi, planning on cooking this today but Tesco have had a fridge meltdown and had no chicken. Can I substitute chicken for pork chops? Thanks
I don’t see why not Victoria!
If i set it for 5 hrs would that ruin it? I have to go to work in between
I actually think 5 hours on low would work fine!