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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Tawnia says
Could boneless/skinless chicken thighs be used in this recipe rather than the chicken breasts?
Sarah Olson says
Yes! Will work great.
Esther says
Thank you for this recipe. Everybody went back for seconds!
Bre Williams says
Would the leftovers for this recipe be able to be frozen and how would you recommend reheating them?
Sarah Olson says
Yes, they should be fine. I would personally thaw overnight in the fridge then reheat in the microwave.
Jacqui says
Could I use red potatoes instead? If so, would that alter the cook time? Also, making this without chicken only potatoes and carrots, would that alter the cook time at all?
Sarah Olson says
I think it will work fine. I believe the cook time will remain the same, potatoes and carrots take a long while to get tender.
Amy says
Do you think I could do this in an InstantPot?
Wendy says
I do and it turns out great! Just note that it only serves 5 – 6 adults with bread or a side salad, not even close to 8. I use thawed breasts in my 6 quart IP for about 8 minutes and it’s perfect every time!
Kaylia Colbert says
Do I need to add any other liquid? I feel like the potatoes and carrots won’t be done.
Anonymous says
Thoughts on including mushrooms along with the carrots?
Sarah Olson says
that would work fine!
Diana says
Love your recipes, bought a slow cooker, and I’m making a cooker special box for my receipes.. Hank you so much Sara…..Diana
Sarah Olson says
Awe, how fun Diana! I need to do that myself.
Tonya says
Any idea how this freezes?
Jill says
Do you think 1/4 stick of butter with 3/4 cup of chicken broth would work?
Sarah Olson says
Yes!
Sandy says
Has anyone ever tried sweet potatoes with this? We don’t do the yukon or regular potatoes due to starchy and carbs.
Anonymous says
No. It sounds real good !!!
Susan says
We had half a leftover roasted chicken … prepared all the veggies the same & added lemon juice to the melted butter & herbs, placed the cooked chicken on top of the veggies & cooked on low for 6plus hours! This was wonderful! This was wonderful so thanks for the great start & can always adapt in my kitchen!
Craig says
It was so easy to make and it was lovely. I will be making it again definitely
Nash says
Hi Sarah, Could you use melted butter with garlic and onion powder in this recipe an if so how much of each please? Ty nash
Sarah Olson says
I would do a 1/4 tsp. of each.