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.
Angela says
Do you think it would come out okay if I added carrots? If so would the cooking time stay the same?
Sarah Olson says
Yes I think carrots would cook up just fine for the same amount of time! 🙂
Angela says
I can’t wait for dinner to try it! I read some comments about the chicken being dry, so I seared each side for a couple of minutes to try and lock in the juices. I also put a little more lemon juice and olive oil since I added the carrots to it. Hopefully I didn’t change it to much.
Lexie says
I have a 4qt crock pot would this still fit?
Sarah Olson says
I think it should. If it is round, things may be mixed up a bit, but still would work fine. 🙂
Morgan says
This was delicious! Chicken was a bit dry, may try thighs instead next time but that didn’t matter much to me the green beans and potatoes were heavenly
Cheryl says
I just bought a new pressure cooker XL which is supposed to cut time down. How long would this cook in this new cooker….I’m assuming not 4 hours…?
Mollie says
Tried this tonight. the green beans were great as were the potatoes. The chicken was very dry and bland. A little siracha helped but I think I’ll either do Italian dressing or double the mixture.
Briana says
If i wanted to cut this recipe in half, would I still put it in for the same amount of time? Also, could I still use the same amount of the lemon juice, spices, etc, even after cutting the amount of green beans, chicken, and potatoes in half? Or would the amount of liquid effect the way it cooks? Thanks in advance! Can’t wait to try!!
Sarah Olson says
It may be kind of soupy with half the chicken, green beans and potatoes.
juliav7 says
Hi – can I adjust this to the instant pot? Anyone done this before?
Abi C. says
Is there anything I can replace the lemon with?? Like butter or something? Lemon makes me sick =p
Sarah Olson says
Maybe some red wine vinegar? Taste the sauce before adding it to the crock, it should taste good before cooking it.
Candice says
How long should I cook it on high if I used frozen chicken
Sarah Olson says
I think 5 hours should do it, an hour to allow the chicken to thaw. 🙂
Arlett says
I made this the other day and I loved it! So good
Liz Holland says
How would I have to revise this recpie if I wanted to double it?
Sarah Olson says
I would cook it a bit longer 🙂
Diane says
I made this today and I just finished eating a portion. Wow, it was wonderful, flavor was excellent! Thank you for the recipe I would definitely recommend this for a Sunday late lunch or dinner.
Sarah Olson says
I’m so glad you liked it! 🙂