This Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner has tender chicken thighs, Yukon gold potatoes and green beans in a savory herb sauce.
I love it when I find a complete meal for the slow cooker — no worrying about making side dishes for this meal since everything is prepared at once.
For this meal, I use bone-in chicken thighs. I think if boneless skinless chicken is used in the recipe, the recipe will be dry.
The juices from the bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs help make a flavorful sauce along with the tomato sauce and seasonings. If you chose to use chicken breasts, add a cup of chicken broth.
How to make:
You will need these ingredients:
- Chicken thighs
- Cooking oil
- Yukon gold potatoes
- Fresh green beans
- Garlic
- Canned tomato sauce (not paste)
- Salt and pepper
- Dried thyme
- Dried Rosemary
How to make:
- Add the oil to a pan on the stove-top set to medium-high heat. Brown the chicken thighs on both sides.
- Add the potatoes and green beans to the slow cooker. Place the chicken on top.
- Add remaining ingredients on top of the chicken and smear around evenly over the chicken.
- Place the lid on and cook for 4.5 hours on high.
This full chicken dinner is a great Sunday meal, set this up after lunch and no worries about dinner at all, scoop and serve when the timer goes off.
Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 lbs bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes diced
- 1 lb. green beans ends snipped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce (not paste)
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
Instructions:
- Set a pan on the stove top and set to medium-high heat. Add the cooking oil and swirl coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil is hot, brown the chicken on both sides, you don't need to cook the meat through.
- Add the diced potatoes and green beans to the bottom of the slow cooker, toss them together to combine them.
- Add the chicken thighs on top of the potatoes and green beans. Add the garlic. Drizzle over the tomato sauce, then sprinkle over the salt, pepper, thyme, and rosemary. Take a spatula and smear around the sauce trying to combine the seasoning into the sauce.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4.5 hours. Do no open the lid during the cooking time or the potatoes will not get tender.
- Serve and enjoy!
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- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken with Rice
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- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
My family really enjoyed this recipe. So easy & very savory! We removed the skin before eating the chicken but it really kept the chicken so moist. A keeper
Yes, we usually take the skin off too! Chicken thighs do great in the slow cooker.
If we don’t like tomato sauce, what would be a good alternative?
I would try this recipe or one similar to it instead: https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/slow-cooker-ranch-chicken-and-red-potatoes/
I would try Chile sauce…
Made this today It’s a winner!
This is going to be a keeper for sure! My husband really liked it. I had to alter the recipe a little though. I didn’t have any tomato sauce. So I used diced tomatoes. And I also used boneless skinless chicken. It turned out perfect, if you ask my husband. He loved the diced tomatoes with the green beans and potatoes.
Chicken and veggies are yummy! I did miss the part of adding the chicken broth if using boneless skinless chicken. Could you add that tip after the directions. Still good and I will know next time…Thank you.
Could I just put the chicken in raw instead?
You could but if you season the chicken a s seal it in by browning it. That adds to the flavor
How long would you cook it on low setting
I would do 7-8 on low
How would I use the slow cooker setting for my instant pot?
I have not tried but I heard it cooks on the lower side and you may want to use the higher setting on the slow cooker setting.
Thank you for this recipe, it was not hard to make, matter of fact it was relatively easy and OMG so so delicious, for this I’m giving it not 2 up but !❤❤
What sauce goes well with this recipe??
There will be some juices at the bottom of the slow cooker you can use. The chicken is pretty juicy you probably don’t need to add any other sauces.