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The Magical Slow Cooker » Recipes » Chicken » Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner

Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner

by Sarah Olson on May 24, 2017 | Updated November 28, 2021 143 Comments

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This Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner has tender chicken thighs, Yukon gold potatoes and green beans in a savory herb sauce.

chicken with golden potatoes and green beans.

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.

close up of chicken thighs and potatoes in a slow cooker.

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
4 chicken thighs with gold potatoes and green beans in the slow cooker.

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.
close up of chicken thighs in a slow cooker.

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.

4 chicken thighs with gold potatoes and green beans, done cooking.

Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner

4.95 from 104 votes
Browned Chicken Thighs, Yukon gold potatoes and a tomato based sauce are slow cooked to perfection.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 747kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

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
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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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Recipe Notes:

If you desire to use boneless skinless chicken add a cup of chicken broth. 
Any type of potato can be used in place of the Yukon gold potatoes.
Nutritional Values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet. The values below are for 1/4 of the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 747kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 236mg | Sodium: 1224mg | Potassium: 1623mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1260IU | Vitamin C: 38.4mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 9.8mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Jan says

      May 22, 2022 at 10:10 am

      Can you use skinless chicken thigjs

      Reply
    2. Anonymous says

      May 22, 2022 at 10:09 am

      Can you use skinless chicken thigjs

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        May 22, 2022 at 12:50 pm

        Yes, that will work fine.

        Reply
    3. Lorrie says

      December 8, 2021 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      Making this tonight and looks and smells amazing! Thank you for sharing

      Reply
    4. Tara says

      October 22, 2021 at 6:25 pm

      5 stars
      So very good, and EASY! Thank you!

      Reply
    5. Donna R Kirkwood says

      September 17, 2021 at 5:12 am

      Can you use white sauce instead of red sauce? I’m allergic to tomato sauce, so therefore I try to find recipe’s that only use white sauce. and this looks amazing.

      Thanks,

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        September 17, 2021 at 8:26 am

        I don’t see why not!

        Reply
      • Cheryl says

        April 19, 2022 at 10:32 am

        Not tried this yet, but I’m thinking of using red wine sauce.

        Reply
    6. Pamela Ortega says

      September 15, 2021 at 5:45 am

      5 stars
      I make this alot and it is awesome. I mix my spices and garlic in with the tomato sauce in a bowl mix it and then pour in on the chicken as the first time I made it according to the recipe it was not easy to mix.

      Reply
    7. MT says

      August 25, 2021 at 4:49 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Sarah, we loved this recipe! I used frozen green beans and they worked fine. Thanks for such a delicious meal. I would serve it to company.

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        August 26, 2021 at 3:41 pm

        Great to hear about the frozen green beans!

        Reply
    8. Mary Flores says

      August 24, 2021 at 4:34 pm

      Hi Sarah, do you have to brown the chicken before placing it in the crock pot with everything

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        August 24, 2021 at 9:23 pm

        You don’t have to. Though I would remove the skin before serving, for it will be soggy.

        Reply
    9. Wendy says

      August 14, 2021 at 10:41 am

      5 stars
      Hello Sarah! I made this dish for dinner last night and we loved it, I only put double the canned crushed tomato in it because that’s what the smallest can brings and I didn’t feel like putting the rest in the fridge (it gave me that way ), at the end of cooking and opening the lid I almost died when I saw that the preparation was swimming in sauce. Surprise! grinding the potatoes in the sauce was fantastic, the chicken melted in ours mouth. I promise to put the amount you say next time. Who knows, maybe we’ll go back to the bad recipe . Thank you dear Sarah and take care of yourself.

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        August 24, 2021 at 7:47 am

        The chicken wasn’t soggy? It was crispy?

        Reply
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