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!”
– Trudy
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.
ThIs sounds so yummy! I’m wondering though, could I just put the potatoes on both sides and cook the green beans separately? I like my green beans cooked a specific way, and I’m afraid they would be too mushy for me if I put them in the crock pot that long!
Also, do you happen to know how many servings this is, so I can figure out my calories, fat, etc for the recipe?
Yes, that would work fine! 🙂 It is 4 servings. 🙂
I had to copy it, paste it in my front page program, then print it 🙂
I just might do that tonight for my Jennifer 🙂
This sounds so good! I broke my arm and haven’t been able to do much cooking – I think I could handle this! Thx so much! Will definitely check out your other recipes. 🙂
would you recommend fresh or frozen chicken ?
Can I add more chicken breast?
I think that would be fine! 🙂
Hi, can someone plz get back to me! I’m cooking this just now, iv got 4 boneless & skinless chicken breasts in the slow cooker, im just going to add the of my potatoes & that. But iv ran out of olive oil, iv got others oils, is there anything I can use in place of the olive oil, as it’s holding me back… Thanks for the recipe, it looks delious, but I’m not sure about the lemon juice, as I don’t think my hubby will like it, I was going to use chicken stock inplace of the olive oil, & use less lemon juice…. What do u think, can u help me plz, as I would really appreciate it!! xx
This is a couple years too late for your need but i’ve made this a couple times & I use Annie’s lemon & chive dressing – because I had it and it was easy , it turns out really great.
I would like to try a whole (cut up) chicken with this recipe, would the cooking time be the same?
I would cook for one more hour.
Quick question… my chicken turned out kind of dry and wondering if it was that I used kosher salt by accident???
That would probably be fine, did you use thawed chicken or frozen?
I used fresh from the meat counter… not sure what happened
We made this when having another couple over for dinner, and had the same exact issue with the chicken being too dry. The seasoning was delicious, though.
Has anyone tried this with boneless skinless thighs? I don’t care for slow cooked boneless skinless breasts. Someone mentioned lack of color…I *always* brown my meats before putting in the slow cooker.It is an extra step and an extra pot, but it makes a big difference in appearance (and taste, IMO).
Have you seen this recipe of mine Elle? It has thighs only, and they are browned in the oven after cooking slow cooker. Perfectly tender and browned. 🙂 https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/lemon-pepper-chicken-thighs/
Has anyone tried it with boneless skinless thighs?
If I leave out the beans, would you just mound the potatoes on either side? I would be rather serve the beans separately.
Yep, I think I would do the potatoes on one side or both sides. I should work just fine. 🙂
Just copy and paste it into a Word doc and then print it. The recipe looks easy and yummy and healthy! thanks!
Printing problem? Highlight the recipe, then press Ctrl/p. Be careful that nothing else on the page in highlighted. The recipe will print as it appears on the page.