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.
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
- 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
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!
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.
Recipe FAQs
Olive oil can be used instead of butter if you are in pinch, though you won’t get as much flavor.
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.
Yes! You can use 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning instead of the parsley and thyme.
Yes, chicken thighs are a great choice for this recipe. Though, be sure to trim them well.
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Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken tenders boneless skinless chicken breasts will work fine too
- 1 lb. bag baby carrots
- 1 1/2 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup salted butter melted
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic (or one teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves (not ground)
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
Instructions:
- Add the chicken down in the middle of the slow cooker. Add the potatoes on one side and the carrots on the other side.
- In a small bowl mix together the butter, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme and parsley.
- Pour the butter mixture over the chicken and veggies.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
How to Video:
Sarah’s Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:
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- Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Red Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Fajitas
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Tuscan Chicken with Buttery Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
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Deanna Seager says
Awesome, easy, yummy
Shauna Brown says
Can you do this recipe in the oven?
Sarah Olson says
I’m sure you can, I’m unsure how long without testing it out.
Michelle says
I made this last week for my husband, and he loved it!! Big hit!! Could the carrots and potatoes though be substituted with green beans and sweet potatoes? Just to change it up a little. Thanks!!!
Sarah Olson says
I think that will work great
Michelle says
Thanks! Same prep and cook time?
Sarah Olson says
yes!
Kathy Wild says
I doubled this recipe and I’m going to increase the cook time by an hour. Does that sound appropriate?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, that should work fine. Keep the lid on the entire time.
Michelle says
My husband and I are in love with this meal!
Dawn says
Made this for dinner and added an onion and used olive oil instead of butter and it was delicious! It will be repeated dinner for us! Thanks for the recipe!
Julie says
Was very bland to us. Cooked on low almost 8 hours in a new crock pot and chicken was very dry. Made it direct to the recipe.
Alex says
This is delicious. It has become a family favorite. My crockpot runs hot so I do have to cut the cooking time by about an hour. I also double up the butter and spices, except for the salt, because my family likes it that way.
Samantha Prince says
What can you use instead of carrots?
Sarah Olson says
Green beans or asparagus.
GiggleGoddess says
Can you swap the potatoes out with zucchini instead?
Sarah Olson says
I would add them the last hour and a half or you’ll end up with mush.
Mona says
I’m making this recipe. Will the veggies, especially the potatoes be tender not to mushy?
Sarah Olson says
No, not at all. Potatoes and carrots take even longer than meat to tenderize in the slow cooker.
Florence Cathcart says
Can you do the same with a whole chicken cut up? Or does it have to be boneless?
Sarah Olson says
You can, it will take longer though.
Mandy says
Do you have some recipes using pork loin please,!
Sarah Olson says
Yes! On my search bar you can search for it, I have few. 🙂
Sarah says
Why did mine turn out tough and rubbery?
Alex says
You overcooked it. All crockpots are different when it comes to heat. I always take the cook times in recipes as general guidance. I’ve learned I have a crockpot that gets very hot so I always cut cook times by about an hour although sometimes more. The more you use your crockpot you’ll figure the best cook times for it.