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.
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- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Red Potatoes
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- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Tuscan Chicken with Buttery Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
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Catherine says
While the recipe was simple to make & put a meal on the table, my family commented it was lackluster and ho hum, not enough flavor and basically blah.
And that is after me reading all of the comments & adding additional seasonings to the melted butter – I added onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, as well as a cut up onion, and it still was too bland.
I might try it again and triple up on spices & seasonings just because it was so easy to make & I usually have on hand a bag of carrots & potatoes, so with some tweaking this could become a staple for me if I can get the flavor to dazzle a bit more.
Worth experimenting with!
Brianna says
I added chicken bullion the second time around and it was full of flavor! I would try that!
dee says
hi just the cube or did you boil in water i didnt want to add to much liquid first time making it
Conner says
Yes I’m curious to know too if you boil the cube in water or just add it to the butter mixture?
Angie says
Hello can you use frozen chicken instead of thawed.
Sarah Olson says
I don’t recommend frozen meats in the slow cooker for safety reasons.
Barbara says
I never seem to have success with chicken breasts in my crockpot. What about skinless, boneless thighs?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, those will work great in this recipe.
Paige says
Is there a way to do this in the instant pot? Wanted to make for dinner tonight but didn’t get home in time! ♀️
Sarah Olson says
As long as you add a little broth I don’t see why not.
Kelly Nadir says
Turned out great for us, I have a large crock pot, Do you think I can double it for larger family meal?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, you may need to cook longer. Be sure to keep the lid on the entire time.
Tiffany says
Very good, but needed more spices than the recipe called for. A little bland. Super easy to make.
Anonymous says
Agree. Glad I tasted it before serving.
Kylie says
Instead of the seasonings you use, can I use a ranch seasoning packet?
Taylor says
Can you use frozen chicken? Bone in?
Ed says
This fits the bill well to use up some stuff I need to cook. Only have small amount of carrots so will have to supplement them with something else. I am surprised that this can be moist enough with only the melted butter as liquid, would it not be beneficial to add some broth as well ?
Sarah Olson says
The chicken lets off it’s own juices. You can add broth if you like, it’s a slippery slope when you add broth, it will be soup in no time.
Margaret says
Would broccoli work instead of carrots?
Sarah Olson says
It would, but I would add the last hour, broccoli does cook fast and will turn a muted brown/green no matter how long it’s in the slow cooker.
JonasHershberger says
Could you use cauliflower instead of the potatoes ?
Sarah Olson says
You may want to wait until the last hour, that’s all it needs.
Chelaine Moore says
We loved this with chicken and were wondering if it would work with a pork roast instead.
Sarah Olson says
It may work fine if you use the same amount of pork.