Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes (Printer-friendly)
Tender chicken breasts with baby potatoes and green beans simmered in herb-infused broth for a comforting, easy meal.
# 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
# How-To Guide:
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 -
- Everything cooks in one pot so cleanup is almost nothing after a long day.
- The herbs and broth soak into every potato and green bean like they were made for each other.
02 -
- Adding the green beans at the start instead of the last hour will turn them olive colored and unpleasantly soft.
- Resist the urge to lift the lid during the first five hours because each peek adds roughly thirty minutes to the cook time.
03 -
- Pound the chicken to even thickness before adding it so the thin ends do not dry out while the thick centers catch up.
- A squeeze of fresh lemon juice over each bowl right before eating wakes up flavors you did not even realize were sleeping.