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.
rylee says
such a hit at my house! i didn’t have fresh lemons or garlic so i used lemon juice from the bottle & minced garlic from the glass jar and it really tasted good! i decided to add carrots in as well which was very good. next time i’ll try the fresh lemon and garlic and add more amount of veggies in since there was a lot of chicken left over
Joanne says
Yes lemon juice garlic and olive oil is an Arabic/ lebanese mixture for a lot of food I cook.
Ella says
Thinking of using mushrooms instead of beans.
Marcy h says
Am making this today for supper. Will cook on low all day. Also, I am using bone in chicken thighs. They are juicier than breast meat. I am using asparagus, potatoes, sugar snap peas and one ear of corn in two pieces. I’m using the sauce as is. Mine will be just enough for two people. Love my crockpot!! I recently got a new crockpot… First thing I noticed was the old one cooked much hotter. Might be the issues some are having with dryness.
George Butler says
That’s interesting. I just recently read that–for food safety reasons–the new generation slow cookers run hotter than the older models.
Or maybe my tiny, exhausted brain has flipped that backwards? 🙂
Janet Foster says
That’s my experience also. New one cooks much too hot
Star says
Hi, if I use canned green beans, do I put them in with everything else or with till half way thru??
Sarah Olson says
I would do halfway through or the last hour.
RON GRAY says
TOO DRY, NOT ENOUGH LIQUID
WASTE OF MONEY
Linda OShaughnessy says
My Mom’s favorite! I use about 1 pound chicken tenders to suit our small family,often cutting them into even smaller pieces. And use the same amount of potatoes , green beans and dressing ingredients as the recipe calls for. But I use lemon pepper which includes salt instead of plain salt. It’s fresh and simple and pretty healthy. If the chicken turns out dry it has to be because of overcooking,there’s always plenty of liquid when we go to eat it.
Saylor's Wife says
DELICIOUS!!!
Though I admit I chose to use Italian dressing. Chicken was moist flavorful as well as the greenbeans and potatoes. Will make this again pondering what other dressing options could be used
Michelle says
So Italian dressing is ok to use? How much??
AlliC says
Pros: The sauce on the potatoes was very tasty.
Cons: The chicken was DRY. Just awful. A waste of chicken. We had to throw it away it was so dry and flavorless. This recipe needs to be tweaked to add more liquid or something. It’s so, so dry.
Karina says
This recipe is awesome!! I made double the sauce because I like my chicken juicy and it came out perfect. Will be a regularly cooked meal. 🙂
Fran brengan says
Do I drain canned beans?
Sarah Olson says
Yes.
Nichole says
Can I use boneless chicken thighs if so can I cook them on high and for how long?
Sarah Olson says
You can, same amount of time will work.
Madalyn says
This is nasty, bland, gross. Don’t waste your time or money. If you’re into prison food then this is for you. Absolutely disgusting. Threw the whole thing away. Yuck.