Crockpot Chicken, Potatoes, and Green beans
690 Comments Apr 07, 2025
Updated May 03, 2025
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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.
Featured Comment
“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 can’t see the recipe any more. all i see when i try to search this post is all of the comments ;(
I’m working on fixing things right now. My old theme stop working today and I have been working diligently to get things back to normal. May take a week to do that. I apologize. Do you need me to send you the recipe?
Can I use canned green beans instead? Thats all I have at the momnent.
I think it would be fine. I often cook canned green beans for long periods of time in the slow cooker. They don’t change much after cooking.
I forgot a lemon… Any suggestions for a sub?
Hmm, maybe some sort of vinegar. When I created the sauce I kept testing it before I cooked it. If the sauce tastes good before you put it on the chicken, it should be good!
I am currently on the 21 day fix and also trying to please my man for dinner. This was a win and so great, fresh, healthy, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Not being able to print wasn’t an issue, easily recalled on my pinterest for easy access. I look forward to exploring more of your recipes, thank you so much! I did do 7 hours on low, but I have an oval, smaller than 6 quart.
I cooked this in my 5 quart slow cooker for 5 hours on low and it turned out great! I didn’t have any onion powder so I just used some regular chopped onion. The lemon juice really makes this recipe! I will be trying another one of your recipes soon!
Trying it now but I made it worth the 100% lemon juice from the bottle I didn’t read the last sentence until after blending the mix up so I’m crossing my fingers! Looks and smells great so far!
It may be ok! I’m crossing my fingers too 🙂
Did it work???
Made this yesterday…very easy and so delicious! I’m going to try sweet potatoes next time as another reviewer suggested…Thank you for sharing Sarah!
Can I do this on low for 8 hours?
If I used broccoli instead of green beans should I add it later so it won’t over cook?
That probably would be best, but it still will take about 2 hours to cook.
What is the calorie intake on this
Sorry Asleigh, I don’t have that info. You’ll have to enter it in on a calorie counter website.