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.
Barbara says
Can you use chicken with the bones in it
Carol says
Can you freeze this and make as a crock pot dump meal?
Sarah Olson says
Raw potatoes don’t freeze well, so I don’t think so.
Anonymous says
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 @
Sarah Olson says
Thank you for letting me know how it turned out.
Ally says
Can you make this in an oven?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for about an hour.
phyllis says
I’m going to be making this tonight and I’m using the method with the envelope of Italian dressing. I just wanted to make sure that a half a cup of butter is the only liquid that I would need for this? Also do you find that the longer cook time or the shorter cook time comes out better? Thank you so much!
Mvie says
Am I able to use frozen chicken breast for this recipe?
Sarah Olson says
You can but you may need to add a little more time.
Callie Huffman says
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.
Sarah Olson says
Could trying with a little less and see how it turns out.
Anonymous says
Could you use chicken broth in this recipe?
Sarah Olson says
Yes! That would work fine.
Angela says
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.
Carly says
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?
Moriah says
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.
Gwynedd says
try chicken broth.
Anonymous says
Used broccoli, spinach and sweet potatoes instead of potatoes and beans.
Sarah Olson says
sounds really good!
Sarah Olson says
I love the alterations!
Anonymous says
Anyone use an instant pot?
Anonymous says
Did anyone use this recipe in an instant pot?