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 Crockpot 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.
New family favorite. I just swapped the teaspoon of oregano for a blend of oregano, basil, thyme and rosemary. Everybody loved it.
Can russet potatoes be used along with the red potatoes?
Yes, any potato works well in this recipe.
How long to cook this if i use asparagus and chicken. I left the potatoes out, not enough room.
Probably 5 hours on low.
Made this for the first time with carrots instead of green beans. Cooked four hours on high and came out perfect. Chicken was tender as were potatoes and carrots. Used a lemon pepper flavor packet with olive oil, red wine vinegar and dome melted butter. If I can make this, anyone can snd it was tasty
Can u use frozen vegetables or have to be fresh
Frozen green beans will be fine. Potatoes would be mushy I think.
Can I use Italian dressing instead of the package?
Yes, that works fine. Many recipes like this use bottled Italian dressing instead of a homemade one.
How much Italian dressing would you recommend using?
I would use about a cup.
I love these all-in-one recipes. Sure, the homemade dressing made from scratch with quality, natural products is the best of the best. Bottled lemon juice is terrible, I used it when I was living Turkey because the natural ones were terrible, small and dry. Leaving Turkey I have never used it again. God! it’s all artificial Agrrrr! . I would add herbs of Provence to the dressing, I love them, it is a mixture of oregano, sage, thyme, etc etc, that, herbs of Provence. Thank you precious for sharing. and of course I have subscribed. take care of yourself a lot and Greetings from Guadalajara Spain
I liked this recipe but my husband felt like the chicken didn’t absorb the flavor enough. He thought adding some broth might help. I kept the chicken breast about the size of your video. Do you have a recommendation of how much chicken broth to use without turning into a soup?
This recipe doesn’t call for broth. You make a sauce with olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings.
Your reply to Liz V is not answering her question. She plans to make it again and her husband wants chicken broth added. The question asked us “how much chicken broth to use?”
Liz V., I thought the same as your husband so I added in 1/2 cup of chicken broth. Turned out as a thin sauce but that’s what I wanted. Cut back on the salt if adding any broth, though. This is a great dump-n-go recipe and it tasted great.
Maybe try poking holes in the chicken? Whenever I cook I poke holes so flavor is absorbed throughout.
I made this tonight, followed recipe exactly and it was delicious!! I will definitely make it again!!!
Can I make this in an instant pot?
Yes, though you may want add about an half cup more liquid.
If I boneless, skinless chicken thighs do I cook it the same amount of time?
Yes, I would do the same amount of time.
Love this receipe!