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 Chicken Enchilada Casserole
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- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
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Deana S. says
Cooking this for tonight for the second time! My family loved it last time. This time, I am going to save all the drippings to use later in something!
Mary says
I add mushrooms to this. Have also substituted boneless thighs. Everything is so delicious and easy to prepare.
Allegra says
When did you add the mushrooms? They didn’t have that rubbery texture did they?
Amy says
My daughter loves this recipe. I love that it also is great for leftovers for lunch the next day. I have made this in the crockpot, but can this be made in the instant pot?
Ashleigh says
Such a great recipe, and so easy to prep. It is almost a weekly dish I make, perfect for busy weeknights, just a dump and go recipe and off to work I go!
Bernadette Strickland says
Could I swap out fresh green beans
Sarah Olson says
Yes, fresh green beans do great in this recipe.
Victoria says
I only have whole carrots, should I cut them into 3rds to make them the same size as baby carrots?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, or into large chunks, like you would a stew.
Lauren says
This is an amazing recipe!! Thank you so much for sharing! I am going to make it again this week but am wondering if there is a way to substitute maybe half the butter or can I just use less? Thanks so much!
Sarah Olson says
Yes, you can use less. I would add a little water or chicken broth and up the seasonings a bit.
Gary says
I am 3 hours into cooking this meal. The house smells great. Can’t wait to serve my Wife dinner.
Thank You for Sharing.
Becky S says
This recipe is so ridiculously simple, versatile and delicious, you can’t go wrong! And if you’ve got teenagers heading home from sports who are starving, it’s guaranteed there will be absolutely none left.
Thank you Magical Slow Cooker for helping make my life just a little bit easier. Your recipes have come to my rescue over and over again!
Sarah Olson says
Thank you for the kind comment. ❤️
Anonymous says
My husband, kids, and I loved this! I doubled the spices after reading the comments prior to making it, and also added oregano. Cooked on low for 6 hours- everything was tender and juicy! Thank you for this recipe!
Veronica says
Can I use frozen chicken tenders? Thanks so much!!!
Sarah Olson says
Some studies suggest that using frozen meats in the slow cooker isn’t safe.
Anonymous says
Yes you can. You may need to cook it a tad longer, but I’ve cooked chicken from frozen many times with no problem. You can clearly see that it’s cooked. 🙂
Sarah Olson says
It’s not that it doesn’t get cooked. The chicken stays in the danger zone too long.
Barbara Less Schawartz says
I would love to make this! I need to make it dairy-free. Can I use margarine, instead? Does that diminish the flavor?
What other vegetables would you recommend instead of carrots?
Sarah Olson says
I think that should work fine if you are used to the flavor. Green beans work well.
Katy says
We love it! Easy to make.