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.
I don’t have any lemons or lemon juice, can I just leave it out or use something else?
Hmm, I just saw this. I don’t know how that would turn out. The lemon definitely gives this dish flavor.
I followed your recipe to the t and really was so excited to eat it after it had been cooking all day. I used the fresh lemons for the juice and it completely overpowered the chicken, and the potatoes soaked up every last bit of lemon, which ruined them in my opinion. My husband even mentioned all he could taste was the lemon. Everything turned out perfectly moisture wise, no dry chicken or potatoes or beans. Just disappointed I couldn’t taste any other ingredients because the lemon overpowered this dish 🙁
Can you please explain why we shouldn’t use bottled lemon juice? What would you recommend in lieu of fresh lemon juice? Thank you!!
Bottled lemon juiced tastes different, and is not what I used in this recipe. A few people used it and did not like. I would buy real lemons, I can’t think of a substitute. I apologize!
I just saw this recipe & have to try it…NOW! I already have everything except the fresh green beans. Do you think canned would work? Would you still add them in the beginning? Thanks!
I would add canned beans during the last hour. 🙂
Thanks! That’s what I thought too.
ummm what size slowcooker? That’s the one thing that bugs me about online recipes… almost no one bothers to mention the size of the slowcooker. I have three different sizes myself. Obviously the 2.5 qt won’t do, but should I use my 4qt or 6qt?
I usually add the size, but missed it for this recipe. I used a 6-quart oval.
Could I cook it on low for like 6-8 hours instead?
Someone else cooked the original recipe for 8 hours on low and said it turned out fine. I personally haven’t tried that yet.
Hi Rachel,i had mine on low for 8 hours and it turned out PERFECT!
If I want to make a bigger batch, say double the recipe, would I leave this in the crockpot for maybe 6 hours?
I can’t remember if I answered this. But I think that would work. 🙂
Did you double the recipe? I am thinking of doing that, so I’m wondering how it turned out. Thanks!
I did not, that is just one rack. I have done two racks of ribs in the crock pot before, I still cut each rack into fourths. Turned out great.
That’s how I always do it too
Omg this was the best slow cooker chicken my husband and i have ever had! The only thing i added was onions and made extra seasoning,the flavor on this recipe is awesome!! also smelled soooo good,i cooked mine on low for 8 hours it turned out perfect. This is a keeper a10**********
Yay! Thank you for letting us know that it worked for 8 hours on low, I never know how a recipe turn out with longer cooking. Thanks!
would this recipe turn out if i substituted asparagus for green beans?
I’ve made crock pot recipes with broccoli and asparagus. They don’t look great after they are cooked in the crock pot, even worse than the green beans. But I think it would taste fine!
i was wondering is this meal can be prepared ahead of time and frozen and just taken out and cooked whenever you want to use it? Im trying to find easy recipes to make because we are moving this weekend and can not really find it in our budget to buy take out every day. Thanks so much for the awesome recipes!
Hi Tiffany! I’ve only froze a few crock pot meals before, but I know for sure that potatoes don’t do well.
Not as much flavor as I had hoped for. The chicken fell apart, wonderful, and the beans and potatoes were fine, but for us it lacked something. Sorry
You might try the Italian dressing or sage for more flovor.
Barb you had to miss something! just saying…