Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies

Jun 14, 2022Updated Apr 14, 2025

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Make garlic butter chicken with veggies right in your slow cooker. Chicken tenderloins, baby carrots and gold potatoes are cooked to perfection in a homemade garlic butter sauce.

If you love easy chicken recipes, try my slow cooker chicken stew recipe and slow cooker cranberry chicken recipes.

chicken with potatoes and carrots in crockpot.

Why this recipe works

This recipe isn’t for the faint of heart, this is for my butter loving friends. A stick of butter flavors this meal, but the entire meal. I add garlic, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper to a stick of melted butter. I pour that garlic butter mixture over chicken, carrots, and wedges of Yukon gold potatoes.

Not all slow cooker meals end up being complete meals; I usually have to make a starchy side or make a salad. With this recipe, all the main food groups are covered. The chicken is tender, and so are the veggies. My favorite thing about this meal is the potatoes. There is something about butter and potatoes together that just can’t be beaten. I hope you give this recipe a try! It’s hearty like a pot roast dinner, but with chicken instead. Have a great week. I’ll be back at the end of the week with another recipe.

Recipe Ingredients

Ingredients for garlic butter chicken and vegetables on table.

Chicken tenderloins – These cook up perfectly and soak up the garlic butter. You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts if that’s all you have.
Carrots – Use one pound of baby carrots or one pound of carrots cut into 1 inch chunks.
Gold Potatoes – You can use red or gold potatoes, but we LOVE gold potatoes in this recipe.
Garlic Butter Sauce – Salted butter, fresh minced garlic, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper.

Step-by-Step Directions

4 steps on how to add chicken, vegetables and garlic butter sauce to slow cooker.

Step One – In a small bowl, add the melted salted butter and add minced garlic, salt, pepper, dried thyme, and dried parsley.

Step Two – Place chicken tenders (or breasts) in the middle of the slow cooker. On one side of that place wedges of Yukon gold potatoes and on the other a bag of baby carrots.

Step Three – Pour the garlic butter mixture over the chicken and veggies.

Step Four – Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours. Serve and enjoy! Plenty of buttery sauce for everyone!

cooked garlic butter chicken in slow cooker.

Variations

Green beans – Green beans cook up so well in the slow cooker, use them instead of the carrots for this garlic butter chicken recipe.
Easy Peasy – Instead of making a garlic butter sauce. Use 2/3 cup of Italian dressing.
Lemon Chicken – Add the juice of one large lemon to the garlic butter sauce. You can even add the zest of that lemon too.
Parmesan – To make the flavor pop in this dish, sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on each individual serving.

over head shot of plate of chicken, potatoes and vegetables.

Recipe FAQs

Can I use olive oil instead of butter?

Olive oil can be used instead of butter if you are in pinch, though you won’t get as much flavor.

Can I use chicken broth instead of butter?

If you are looking to make this a healthy meal you can use chicken broth instead of butter, or water and a chicken bouillon cube.

Can I use Italian Seasoning?

Yes! You can use 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning instead of the parsley and thyme.

Can I use chicken thighs?

Yes, chicken thighs are a great choice for this recipe. Though, be sure to trim them well.

chicken tenderloins on plate with carrots and potatoes.

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