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.
beth mcdaniel (@bethmcdaniel526) says
Could I cook on low? How long? 6 or 8 hours?
Sarah Olson says
Some people have commented that that does work good, I personally haven’t tried that yet.
Jill says
This recipe was NOT for me! The finished product tasted so flavorless, and I followed directions exactly. I like my green beans actually green and the chicken just cooked in this watery liquid, which made it crumbly and not at all moist, which is weird. If you usually like your food tasting fresh and packed with flavor, I’d look elsewhere. No, I mean no offense, I just want to be honest about my experience.
Megan says
I had the same intial reaction so I tried one more time and added about 2 cups of chicken broth and added a little more of the spices and it turned out great! Now it’s a house favorite.
Cooking time also had to be adjust for me to not get that dry, flavorless taste.
Angelynn says
Wow!! wonder where you went wrong?
Toni says
I tried this recipe and it’s so delicious and simple!
M says
Interesting recipe! I just cooked mine in the oven at 425 degrees for 40 minutes. I parboiled my potatoes before putting everything in the oven to make sure they cooked all the way through. I didn’t have any onion powder or onions so I left that out. Very tasty, but I think I need to add onion or sub out the oregano for Italian seasoning next time since there still seemed to be a missing flavor that would take it over the top.
Sarah Olson says
The onion powder adds a lot of flavor, but it is a great recipe to add what you like in it and make it your own for sure!
sheila says
If I cut the recipe in half to accomodate for 2 do I cut the cooking time in half as well?
Sarah Olson says
I think probably 2.5-3 on high. You want the potatoes to get tender, they take longer than you would think. 🙂
Anonymous says
Every time I put root veggies in the slow cooker they stay hard (ex carrots, potatoes) and when I add onions or celery for that length of cooking time they make the recipe fail.
Sarah Olson says
Are you opening the lid at all? Every time the lid is opened there is a chance that things won’t get tender in time.
Priscilla Campos says
Can this also work with leg quarters?????
Sarah Olson says
Yes I think they would do fine. Just don’t open the lid while it cooks so the chicken gets done properly.
Nickey says
I’m going to try this recipe and I think the chicken will be more tender if it’s marinated first. I’ll keep you posted on the outcome.
Sarah Olson says
That is a awesome idea. Yes let us know how it does!
Anne-Marie says
So great to find a recipe that doesn’t use those awful packets of seasoning – THANK YOU! Making this today. 🙂
Morgan says
Do you think using coconut oil instead of olive oil would ruin the taste?
Sarah Olson says
If you are used to the flavor of coconut oil, it would probably be ok, besides the lemon and the garlic have a strong flavor in this dish.
Theresa Ellrott says
This is very good. It has a homey flavor that reminds me of something mom would make. Not over the top spicy (almost not spicy enough), but the good old fashioned seasonings that taste better with every bite! Thanks.
Desiree says
Would it be okay to use tenderloins or filleted chicken breast? And would it be cooked any differently?
Sarah Olson says
I think tenderloins would work great! They may come out a little more tender than the breasts, but the cooking time would be the same, so the potatoes would still get tender.