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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Jim says
Can I use fresh thyme and parsley? What measurements would I use?
Sarah Olson says
I would at least double them.
Emily says
Hi 🙂 I made the chicken/potatos/garlic recipe. 4 hours on high was perfect. As I feared, though, the chicken was tasteless and a tad dry, I thought. I used raw and stew-sized chicken and put S/P on them before I added all other ingredients. Why does my chicken always come out bland and tasteless…even in recipes where people rave about ? 🙁
Noni B says
I believe your chicken (or any white meat) will end up being dry the smaller you cut it up prior to cooking. Try leaving the chicken in bigger strips or whole first.
BlueJeanne says
I was thinking the same as to the dryness of the chicken. I was going to brown the chicken first thinking, maybe it would not be dry. I think leaving the chicken as tenders or breasts is better then cutting it more.
BlueJeanne says
I did brown the chicken first in oil/butter combo. Used the bits from the pan in the butter seasonings that are poured over the chicken and veggies. So yummy. No dry chicken here. Hooray.
Anonymous says
I have carrots and asparagus. I saw someone had put the asparagus an hour before took out.. can I add it in the beginning if I won’t be home before it’s done?
Hailey says
Could I cook on low for 8 hrs?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, I think it would do fine!
Sherri benoit says
If you double the meat and veggie did anybody double the butter
Kimberly Curtis says
Can you use olive oil instead of butter?
Sarah Olson says
Yes! that should work fine.
Anonymous says
Delicious. Chicken fell apart and great flavor. I probably added more of the seasonings then the recipe called for and also added a considerable amount of olive oil in addition to butter. Yummy and healthy!
Quentina says
For dinner I’m making this again for the second time and it is good, and easy to make.
Sarah Olson says
So great to hear! thank you for letting me know.
Anonymous says
Can I use I cant Believe it’s not butter instead ?
Sarah Olson says
I don’t see why not!
Cindy Holt says
Ingredients:
4 Frozen or thawed Chicken Breasts
1 stick of butter
Handful of Fresh Parsley then chopped
1/2 large Onion chopped
1 Heaping Tbsp Chopped or minced Garlic
1 bag of whole baby carrots
1lb bag of Golden Yukon baby potatoes (was more than enough potatoes!)
1 1/2 tsps salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
This was ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!! I LEFT ouO THE THYME and added 1/2 Onion (chopped). My measurement on Fresh Parsley was a handful of fresh rinsed then chopped.
I started with FROZEN chicken breasts, which I put in the crock pot and placed on high while I was prepping everything else. (Approx. 30 minutes.) Was still about half Frozen when I put everything else in.)
I melted the butter with the garlic in the microwave. Then added the parsley, salt & pepper in with the butter mix. Set aside.
I used one bag of baby whole carrots and did not Chop them.
1 pound bag of baby Yukon gold potatoes (cut in halves or quarters).
Placed carrots on one side, potatoes on the other side, chopped onions over all of it and then poured the butter mixture over the top of everything as evenly as I could.
I cooked on high for 3 hours (note: recipe calls for 4 hours but mine was falling apart after 3. I wanted to be safe so put it on warm for another hour). This ended up making it more tender but did not cook all the juices up.
This was the BEST chicken meal I’ve ever had. The chicken was melt in your mouth tender and juicy. Flavor was a little sweet but perfect!!! We thought it was fantastic!!
Sarah Olson says
Hi Cindy! this sounds great! I love what you did with the meal. I will have to try.
Anonymous says
Making this now I put oregano and some lemon juice also. I am making it is my casserole crockpot will update after it is done
Sarah Olson says
Great. I can’t wait to hear.
Nichole says
So good! Made tonight for dinner! Very quick and simple and delicious!