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.
Anonymous says
I was very excited to try this recipe but very disappointed with how it turned out. The food is very bland and green beans are overdone. It honestly tastes like bad banquet food. It definitely needs more flavor.
Kel says
Turned out great, very flavorful. I cooked on low. All ingredients turned out perfectly! Chicken was juicy not dried out, green beans still had a snap to then and the potatoes were just right! I will be addingvto the rotation.
Samantha says
Can you cook this with frozen chicken breast?
Sarah Olson says
No, frozen chicken can make a dish watery and dilute the sauce.
Robert says
I am on a keto diet. Can I omit the potatoes?
Sarah Olson says
Yes!
Margie says
I made this awhile ago and the family loved it. Reading your recipe notes and read about using Italian dressing mix. So tonight I will try the dressing mix. I’m sure it will be just as good. Oh, I also tried the chicken potatoes and carrots with the garlic seasoned. That was yummy.
Kassidy says
I have this cooking now but without the green beans. I doubled the potatoes. If this okay?
Thanks!
Sarah Olson says
Yes, will do fine.
Brenda says
Thank you for letting me know about stacking the ingredients in a 3 quart slow cooker. Is it OK to put a chicken breast on top of the other two, and will the cooking time still be the same on high if I put the chicken breasts on top of each other?
TERESA says
Very dry chicken, vegetables were good.
Brenda says
Could I use a 3 pound slow cooker? I don’t have anything larger.
Sarah Olson says
A 3-quart? Yes, I think it will fit in a 3-quart, though you will have to stack everything.
Ann says
Hello, I was wondering if I could do this in an instant pot?
Sarah Olson says
I have not tested, I apologize. I don’t see why not though. You will have add more liquid though.
Anonymous says
As a busy wife, I was excited to have an entire meal made easy. But when I plated everything & my husband took the first bite, I was so embarrassed. It was extremely bland (even after DOUBLING the spices). I followed everything exactly so I’m not sure what went wrong. The only difference was I used frozen chicken, but as one commenter stated, you simply need to add 1 more hour to the cook time (8 hrs total).
We literally threw out the food it was so horrible. Do NOT make this unless you like “boiled chicken with a spritz of lemon & semi hard potatoes”- as my husband stated so well. Very very disappointed.
Sarah Olson says
Frozen chicken has a water around it, making dishes taste watery. If your potatoes were hard, you need to cook longer.
Llona says
Can you freeze for later and add to slow cooker
Sarah Olson says
Potatoes don’t freeze well, they get grainy after being frozen. The rest should be fine though.
Lisa says
Can you use bottled dressing
Sarah Olson says
Yes, that bottled Italian dressing will work great!