Crockpot chicken potatoes and green beans is an easy one-pot meal made in the slow cooker. This flavorful dish, that takes minutes to prepare, uses a homemade lemon Italian seasoning dressing. The end result is tender chicken, red potatoes, and tender yet crisp green beans.
Slow cooker meals are some of my favorite go-to fall meals. They hit the spot in comfort and effort.
My falls always seemed jammed packed with school activities and last minute outdoor fun before the colder weather comes in. With this slower cooker meal, you can enjoy all the activities, and a delicious meal.
This meal would go great with your Easy Baguette Recipe, or our fluffy dinner rolls. Be sure to check out our slow cooker lentil soup!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Fresh Green Beans
- Red Potatoes
- Italian Seasoning
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Salt
- Peper
- Lemon Juice
- Olive Oil
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
First, start by spraying the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
Remove the stems of the green beans and cut into thirds.
Wash and quarter the red potatoes.
Next, place the chicken breasts in the center of the slow cooker.
Add chopped, fresh green beans to one side of the chicken, and quartered potatoes to the other side.
Finally, In a small bowl, mix together lemon juice, olive oil, Italian Seasoning, minced garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Pour the mixture over the chicken, green beans, and potatoes.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Hint: Make sure the homemade Italian Seasoning Dressing covers all of the green beans, potatoes and chicken breasts in order to have the best flavor!
Substitutions
- Yukon Potatoes- instead of red potatoes, try chopped Yukon Potatoes.
- Russet Potatoes - Russet potatoes are very versatile and can be used in place of Red Potatoes.
- Broccoli- Instead of using green beans, you can use another vegetable like broccoli.
- Italian Dressing Packet - though not as healthy as our homemade Italian Seasoning, you can season this slow cooker meal with an Italian Seasoning Packet.
Variations
- Spicy - add crushed red pepper to the top to add an extra kick.
- Onion Soup Mix Packet - For a varied flavor, instead of using the homemade lemon Italian Seasoning dressing, sprinkle 1 envelope of Lipton onion soup mix packet and 1 cup of water over the top of the vegetables and chicken.
Equipment
When making this slow cooker meal you will need a large slow cooker! I love using this Crock-pot.
You will also need a small bowl to mix the homemade Italian Seasoning dressing.
Storage
Store leftover cooked chicken, red potatoes, and green beans in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Cook in the microwave when ready to reheat. Make sure to reserve some dressing at the bottom of the slow cooker so the chicken stays moist.
Top Tip
Do not use frozen chicken! Frozen chicken will increase the cook time and green beans and red potatoes will overcook.
Pull frozen chicken out to thaw in the refrigerator the night before cooking.
Recipe
Crockpot Chicken Potatoes and Green Beans
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 2-3 skinless boneless raw chicken breasts thawed
- 2 cups fresh green beans chopped in thirds
- 2 cups red potatoes quartered-or baby red potatoes
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Start by spraying the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Place the chicken breasts in the center of the slow cooker. Add the fresh green beans to one side of the chicken, and red potatoes to the other side.
- In a small bowl, mix together lemon juice, olive oil, Italian Seasoning, minced garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the lemon mixture over the chicken, green beans, and potatoes.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours.
Notes
- I either use quartered red potatoes, or I love to use baby red potatoes. Baby red potatoes pair so well with this meal. I love the texture after they are done cooking.
- Use thawed chicken breasts. If using frozen chicken breasts, adjust cook time to 6-8 hours. Note that the green beans and potatoes may be over cooked!
Caroline
Easy meals are always handy to have on hand, and this is certainly easy.
Nathan
It's hard to beat the classic combo of chicken and potatoes, can't wait to make this for an easy dinner next week!
Jed
Easy slow cooker recipe! So flavorful. I love the lemon
Carrie Robinson
Slow cooker dinners are the best! 🙂 I love how simple and easy this is to make.
Tavo
great chicken recipe, perfect for a lazy Sunday or a busy weekday! everyone loved it at home!
Kris
This was a real winner with the family, very kid friendly! Will definitely make again. 🙂
Dannii
I love a one pot recipe and this looks delicious. Total comfort food.
Nicole
Our family loves these chicken potato green beans in the crock pot! Great recipe, thanks!
Anjali
Love that this was a one pot meal!! I was able to literally set and forget it in the afternoon and it was ready for dinner in the evening!
Kris
This was super easy and my family really enjoyed it. Thanks for another winner!
Alison
I love that this is a complete meal that you can prepare in the crockpot! A great weeknight meal!
Jill
What a great combination for a simple meal. We all loved it!
JC
Hello, yummy! We love how good and healthy this recipe is. Love the chicken, green beans and potatoes and flavor! Delicious!
Jed
The perfect recipe for the fresh green beans I was trying to use up. I loved the simplicity of this recipe but the strong flavors, I will be making this crockpot chicken meal again.
Jisuki
FREAKING DEELICIOUS! Followed instructions except I doubled the minced garlic since we can't have enough garlic! It was so easy and fast to make. I used thawed chicken breasts. The chicken was very tender and juicy, and the potatoes & beans were cooked perfectly. I was worried to cook on high afraid it would burn the bottom of the chicken, but it didn't burn at all. Do yourself a flavor and try this Amazing recipe! It's a keeper for sure! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!
Andrea
Thank you so much for your AMAZING review! We love hearing when people love our recipes!!!