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.
Debbie from Florida says
I made this yummy dish yesterday. My husband and I enjoyed every bite. I followed the directions exactly, and it turned out perfect.Thank you, Sarah. We’re looking forward to trying more of your delicious recipes! Happy New Year!
Sarah Olson says
That is so great to hear!
Mags says
I don’t have a 6 qt but I do have a 3-4qt. Would that also work?
Sarah Olson says
Hi Mags, if you can get it to fit, it should work fine. Leave the lid on the entire time.
Anna says
How many calories is this? Do you know?
Becky says
I don’t have some ingredients so was wondering if fresh carrots would work and onion soup mix with olive oil or beef broth because that’s all I have. What do you think?
Tasha says
I made this last night… it was pretty good, but the green beans and potatoes weren’t as tender as I would have liked. Flavor was good, and chicken came out great. I didn’t want it to get too dry so I took the chicken out and let the veggies stay in the cooker, but that was after we had already eaten dinner, so I haven’t even tried them to see if they got any softer. That’s the only issue I had with this recipe…. but it was good and healthy so it was still a winner, and the kids didn’t seem to mind the crunchy green beans.
Sarah Olson says
Hi Tasha! Did you leave the lid on the entire time? That is the only thing I can think of that would be the problem, even if it is opened once it can effect the tenderness of the veggies.
Kristen says
I’ve tried this 3 times and the chicken always ends up dry. Can I cook this on low? I’ve tried adding more liquid and also not cooking for as long. Not sure what to do.
Sarah Olson says
Breast sometimes can end up dry. You could try boneless skinless thighs maybe?
Victoria Adkins says
Hi, planning on cooking this today but Tesco have had a fridge meltdown and had no chicken. Can I substitute chicken for pork chops? Thanks
Sarah Olson says
I don’t see why not Victoria!
Roxy says
If i set it for 5 hrs would that ruin it? I have to go to work in between
Sarah Olson says
I actually think 5 hours on low would work fine!
Kristi says
Made this for dinner last night, started it at 3:30 pm with 3 frozen chicken breasts and peeled, cubed russet potatoes (that’s what we had and they were sprouting so needed to be cooked). Substituted thyme for oregano because that’s what I had, used kosher salt, I only had two fresh lemons left so a bit less the 1/3 c juice. After tasting the marinade made as instructed, I added Cajun seasoning and Lawrys all purpose seasoning to taste and drizzled more olive oil (to help with the slight decrease in fresh lemon juice). Set my crockpot to High. Since I used frozen chicken breasts, I anticipated at least 5 hours and had a possible back up plan for dinner (i.e., leftovers). We left to run errands for back to school stuff got home around 8, the house smelled great, I used my meat thermometer in the chicken and it was Ready I did cook the frozen green beans (again what I had on hand) separately and my family loved every bite!! Great recipe with a few of my accommodating adjustments, thank you for sharing!!
Sarah Olson says
I love your version. The Cajun seasoning is a great idea!
Kashmira says
Can I sub asparagus instead of green beans? It’s what I have on hand? And about how many chicken breast is it?
Sarah Olson says
It’s about 3 chicken breasts. If you do asparagus it should do fine but the color of the asparagus cooked in the slow cooker is not pretty.
Sayda says
If I am using a 3.5 quart sized crockpot to cook this meal, how long do you think I should cook this?
Sarah Olson says
I personally would try 4 hours on high still, and maybe check it at 3.5 hours if I was home.
Nicole Smith says
Hi, I was just wondering if fresh diced onions would be an okay substitute for onion powder?