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:
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Breast
- 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
- Garlic Butter Chicken and Pasta
Feesh says
My slow cooker is taller then it is wide. Can the ingredients lay on top of each other?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, I think it will be fine!
alicia says
just finished putting everything in the slow cooker I added some onion and green bean’s to the mix , I didn’t have any fresh herbs but I love epicure and I had herbs in my epicure cubby and also added some lemon pepper and roasted red garlic to the butter along with fresh garlic and it smells amazing already I hope it turns out ! I also have it on for 6 hous cause we’re leaving to go to the camp and not sure how long we mugh be !
Anonymous says
In many of the other chicken recipes,they say 2hours on High. Do you think that’s enough?
Sarah Olson says
No, the veggies won’t be done, and the chicken may not either.
Julie says
Can you cook this on low for 8 hours instead?
Elizabeth Hernandez says
Could you add rice to this?
Sarah Olson says
I’ve never tried. I don’t recommend standard rice in the slow cooker, it turns chalky. I often use minute rice in my recipes but I’m unsure what the liquid to rice ratio for this would be.
Robin Planer says
I used chix breast cut up, potatoes, onions, carrots no thyme. Made garlic cheese biscuits with it…WOAH…delish!!
Sarah Olson says
You are amazing! Now I need to go get stuff to make garlic cheese biscuits!
Laurie says
Sounds delicious…..planning to make this in a few weeks for some very special guests. I’ll double the recipe and include some fresh green beans or asparagus. Can’t wait!!! Thank you…
Sarah Olson says
That sounds great Laurie! I hope you like it!
Tee says
Can less butter be used to its heart healthy
Marcinda Tischer says
I made this yesterday and it is fantastic! Already planning to have this again for a special birthday dinner next weekend! Thank you!
Sarah Olson says
That’s great to here Marcinda!
Forrest says
Do you use salted butter?
Sarah Olson says
yes
Lindsey says
This was seriously so good ! I did carrots and green beans and I’m in love! This is going to be one of my staple recipes! Thanks so much
Rhiannon says
I want to use chicken breasts because I’m feeding 5. Would I increase the cooking time?
Sarah Olson says
The same cooking time should be fine. Keep the lid on the entire time so the veggies get tender.
Steph says
Aloha! Thank you so much for the recipe! I am cooking it right now. I have a round crock pot that I am unsure of the size. What if it is smaller than 4 qt? Will it affect the outcome? Thanks for your time. Mahalo, Steph 🙂
Sarah Olson says
If you can get it to fit it should work fine. Keep the lid on the entire time 🙂