Nothing is easier than this recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes with Green Beans! Chicken breasts, green beans, red skin potatoes – your entire dinner cooked right in the crock pot!
Slow Cooker Chicken & Veggies
Chicken and Potatoes Comfort Food
Let’s talk about chicken. I’ve said it before but I do my best to feed my family healthy foods that I feel good about.
I’ve become so much more aware of what we’re eating since having Julia. Her little body is a blank slate and I only want to feed her the best ingredients.
I’ve made One Dish Ranch Chicken & Veggie Bake in the oven, but I decided I wanted to give my slow cooker some use for this version. I love that you make your entire dinner in one dish, it’s healthy and simple.
Ingredients you’ll need
Below is a list of the ingredients you’ll need to gather to make this recipe, why you need them, and possible substitutions. Scroll all the way down for the full recipe card with measurements.
Jump- Chicken – I like to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Green Beans – I like to use fresh green beans. Frozen will work as well.
- Red Skin Potatoes – Scrub them, leave the skins on, and cube them.
- Lemon Juice – Fresh squeezed lemon juice is what I prefer but we always have bottled lemon juice on hand in case we ran out of lemons.
- Olive Oil
- Montreal Chicken Seasoning – This is one of my favorite blends – it includes garlic, salt, onion, pepper, paprika, and a few other things.
- Lemon Pepper – My favorite. I put this on everything.
- Salt & Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Minced Garlic – Two cloves or you can use minced garlic that comes packed in oil.
- Butter – I drizzle a little seasoned butter over the veggies, but this is optional.
Helpful Tools
If you need a new slow cooker, my husband got me this Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget It for Christmas & it’s so nice – I love being able to set it in the morning then it automatically switches to warm when it’s done.
So convenient since I’m gone from the house for 10+ hours during the day which is much longer than most slow cooker dishes need to cook.
How to Make Crock Pot Chicken Potatoes and Green Beans
This section shows you how to make this recipe, with process photos showing the steps to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.
Jump- Step One: Whisk up the sauce in a medium bowl – lemon juice, olive oil, chicken seasoning, lemon pepper, salt, pepper, onion powder, and minced garlic.
- Step Two: Pile the cubed potatoes and green beans into the slow cooker, adding the chicken in the middle, and drizzle melted butter over the veggies then the sauce evenly over the top.
- Step 3: Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 4-6 hours, or until the chicken reaches 165°F internal temp and the potatoes are fork tender.
Every slow cooker runs differently. Times given are a general recommendation and should be tested in your own slow cooker and adjusted as needed.
Can you put raw chicken in the slow cooker?
Yes, you can put raw chicken in the slow cooker.
How long does chicken take in the slow cooker?
If you’re cooking your chicken on LOW, it should take 4-5 hours to cook in the slow cooker.
If you set your slow cooker to HIGH, your chicken should be done in about 2.5-3 hours.
I always recommend using a meat thermometer to make sure you hit the safe temp of 165°.
Slow cooker chicken is always so moist and tender! This makes it a favorite for kids and so easy to make sure everyone is happy at meal time!
Making a simple and healthy meal for your family has never been easier. If you, like me, are often away from home all day but want to have a healthy meal ready when you get home, this is a solution.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes with fresh (or frozen) green beans and seasonings will be a new favorite!
Need more crock pot dinner ideas? Try these:
- Crock Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken
- Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo
- Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken
- Crockpot Sweet & Sour Chicken
Click here for my entire collection of slow cooker recipes.
Slow Cooker Chicken Potatoes and Green Beans Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts trimmed
- ½ pound fresh green beans trimmed
- 1 pound red skin potatoes cubed
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Montreal chicken seasoning
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cloves minced garlic or 1 tsp minced garlic
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add the lemon juice, olive oil, chicken seasoning, lemon pepper, salt, pepper, onion powder, and minced garlic. Whisk together.1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon Montreal chicken seasoning, 1 teaspoon lemon pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 2 cloves minced garlic
- To one side of the slow cooker, pile in the diced potatoes.1 pound red skin potatoes
- On the other side, pile in the green beans.1/2 pound fresh green beans
- Drizzle 3 Tablespoons of melted butter (either salted or salt it yourself) over the potatoes and green beans.3 Tablespoons salted butter
- Layer the chicken breasts in the center.1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Pour the lemon juice mixture evenly over the chicken, potatoes, and green beans.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 4-6 hours without opening the lid.
Notes
- Frozen or fresh green beans can be used.
- Cook on LOW for 4-5 hours or on HIGH for 2.5-3 hours.
- Always check the chicken’s internal temperature — it should reach 165°.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Can you cook pork green beans and potatoes in place of chicken
That should work, but I haven’t tested it.
I loved the this recipe! Unfortunately I overcooked the fresh green beans using the slow cooker instructions. Do you have instructions for cooking this in an oven?
I’m glad you still liked it! This one is super similar but in the oven – https://preventhealthnow.com/one-dish-ranch-chicken-veggie-bake/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/article%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ol%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli id="comment-67143" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent">
I AM FIXING THIS WHILE I WRITE, WONDERING WHY NO LIQUID SO TO SPEAK IN RECIPES’
Hi Ralph – you don’t need any extra liquid, the chicken will give off its own juices.
This dish is delicious and guilt-free. Thank you, Melissa, for sharing your talents with us! Your recipes make my meal planning easy and delicious.
Thank you, Laura! 🙂
In your comments before the recipe you say to cook chicken on low 4-5 hours but in the recipe you say on low it should cook 7-8 hours. Which time is correct?
The comments above are referring to chicken in general in the slow cooker. The times in the recipe card are referring to this particular recipe that includes potatoes. Each slow cooker cooks differently but 4-6 hours on LOW should work, just make sure your chicken hits 165° and the potatoes are fork tender.
Can you use frozen chicken breast? How would that affect the cooked times?
I always recommend starting with thawed chicken in a slow cooker.
do you need to add water for the slow cooker chicken potatoes and green beans? Thank You
Hi Ed. No, you don’t add water.
Can these ingredients be put in a thick freezer bag as a freezer meal, thawed and then cooked in the crock pot?
I haven’t tried this yet, but I would like to know if if can be done in the insta pot? that has a setting for the slow cooker.
I believe so but I’ve been told the slow cooker function of the IP doesn’t work as well/the same.
I don’t have an Oval shaped Slow Cooker. It’s round. Not sure if this will work or not. But, what I did was put the Chicken in the center, potatoes circled around the chicken. Then poured 1/2 the mixture on both. Then added the green beans and poured the rest of the mixture on the beans and where ever else it landed. I’m hoping this will work. Let you know after dinner. Just wondering how anyone else did it with a Round Cooker.
That should be fine, cook time may just be a bit different since it’s a different size.
Kathy, I cooked mine in a round 6 quart crockpot on High for 5 hours and the dish came out great! I put the chicken, seasoned with the Montreal seasoning, on the bottom, the green beans and potatoes and chopped onions on top. Poured the lemon juice mixture on top, covered and cooked until the time was up! My family loved it!
What about using frozen green beans?
I’ve used frozen & it turns out fine.
We all devoured it!!! So good!
Thanks, Heidi!
I AM SO EXCITED TO FIND THIS RECIPE!!!!!! The whole family loves this meal, but I was given the regular in the oven recipe !!!!!! The Slow Cooker will be SO MUCH EASIER!!!!!!! Never thought to do it this way ! 🤦♀️ Guess what we are having for dinner tomorrow night !!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay 🙂 Love hearing that! Just be careful not to let it go too long, it can dry out quickly in the slow cooker.
Hello, do you think the children could be browned first , before putting in crockpot? Or would it make it dry?
Please don’t brown the children 😉 Yes, you can, browning the chicken actually locks in moisture.
Will the green beans over-cook at 7 hours?
You know your slow cooker best – I just updated the suggested times because newer slow cookers seem to run hot & cook faster. I think 7 hours is too long (for the chicken & the veggies) in most crockpots.
Made this recipe! I did not have red potatoes, so I used carrots and red pepper instead and served over rice. Husband approved and he doesn’t like anything.
yay 🙂
Great recipe. Fast. Healthy. Family favorite. I dialed back the lemon pepper a bit and used more Montreal Chicken instead. Grateful
Thanks, Christopher!
Trying this now! I didn’t have any green beans on hand so I used fresh broccoli and I am excited to see how it turns out! I also added rosemary cuz I love it 🙂
Let me know how it went!
Love this recipe and have made it several times!! I would prefer it to have a little more liquid though for my personal taste. Any recommendations? More olive oil or lemon juice?
I’m glad you like it! It really depends on the chicken (some give off more liquid than others) but I’d do a bit of chicken broth, if you have it.
Still trying to find recipe!
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