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 Full Chicken Dinner
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Theresia says
This is a simple, delicious comfort meal! Yes, I doubled the spices after reading comments but that’s just to my family’s taste. Everyone loved it! Thank you!
Katie says
This was delicious! I used baby potatoes and doubled the spices and it was full of good flavour. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Will definitely be making again.
Bernadette says
This was really good! I seasoned the chicken about 2 hours before (garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper). Used red potatoes and cut up a few whole carrots. Cooked on low for 7 hours. Will def be making this again! Thx
Carolyn k says
I thought this was ok. My husband did not like it at all he said what the other reviews said that it had very little flavor. I would never make this again. I didn’t think the flavor was bad just lacking.
Anonymous says
If your complaint is it didn’t have enough flavor the obvious thing to do would be add more seasoning. I usually always add more seasoning to a recipe than what it calls for
Jordan Woodcock says
Is there some alternative to butter I can use instead? Sorry if it is a dumb question, I’m still new to cooking.
Sarah Olson says
Hi! Some use olive oil, though I don’t think you’ll need as much.
Michaela says
Can I use russet potatoes?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, they work great.
Joan Brown says
The recipe sounds great. But can I use bone in chicken thighs?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, should do fine.
Amy says
Could I use drumsticks?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, that will work fine.
Carolee Oertel says
I love the butter warmer pan used in this recipe and I would like to find one just like it. Any recommendations?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, took me some searching to remember. It’s called a dansk butter warmer. You can find them on ebay.
Amanda says
This is in my regular rotation. You’re right, there’s something about buttery garlic potatoes that you just can’t beat!! I often sub in oregano instead of parsley and add extra melted butter and garlic. I usually use chicken breasts but I bet other cuts would be delicious as well. Thank you for the recipe!
Carolyn m Malkowski says
Hello i’m making this today hope it turn’s out great
Austin McKee says
If I am cooking this with .80 lbs of chicken tenders how long should I cook it on low in the crockpot? I don’t want to overcook the chicken. Thank you!
Sarah Olson says
You’ll have to cook for the full time to get the potatoes to soften. The chicken will be fine, it only get more tender in the slow cooker.