Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes (Printable)
Slow-cooked chicken breasts with baby potatoes and green beans in herb-scented savory broth—gluten- and dairy-free.
# What You'll Need:
→ Meats
01 - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs)
→ Vegetables
02 - 1 lb baby potatoes, halved
03 - 8 oz fresh green beans, trimmed
04 - 1 small yellow onion, sliced
05 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
→ Liquids
06 - 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
→ Spices & Herbs
07 - 1 tsp dried thyme
08 - 1 tsp dried rosemary
09 - 1 tsp paprika
10 - ½ tsp black pepper
11 - 1½ tsp kosher salt
→ Oils
12 - 2 tbsp olive oil
→ Optional
13 - Lemon wedges, for serving
14 - Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
# Step-by-step:
01 - Arrange the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
02 - Scatter the halved baby potatoes and sliced onion evenly around the chicken.
03 - In a small bowl, combine olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, paprika, salt, and pepper. Drizzle this mixture evenly over the chicken and potatoes.
04 - Pour the chicken broth into the slow cooker, taking care not to wash off the seasoning from the chicken.
05 - Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
06 - After 5 hours, add the green beans on top of the potatoes and chicken. Cover and cook for another 1 hour, until the green beans are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
07 - Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley and lemon wedges if desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It practically cooks itself while you live your life, and the payoff tastes like you spent three times the effort.
- The green beans stay bright and slightly crisp, which balances the deep savory comfort of everything underneath.
- It is gluten free and dairy free without trying to be, which means almost everyone at your table can eat it without a single substitution.
02 -
- Adding the green beans at the beginning instead of after 5 hours will turn them mushy and sad, so set a timer and trust the process.
- Check the chicken at the 5 hour mark because slow cookers vary wildly and overcooked chicken breasts dry out faster than you think.
03 -
- Always check your chicken broth label for hidden gluten if you are cooking for someone with celiac sensitivity, because some brands sneak wheat into the base.
- Pat the chicken breasts dry before placing them in the slow cooker so the herb oil actually sticks and does not slide right off into the broth.