Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes Recipe – An easy dinner with rich cozy flavor, for any night of the week!
Easy Chicken Recipe
Our cozy delicious Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes is a family-friendly all-in-one meal to warm you up this winter!
Everyone in my family loves bold spicy flavors… Yet there are days we want to skip the tastebud acrobatics and sink into something that is pure comfort.
Today’s Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes is a simple recipe that gives you the sensation of being wrapped in a big fuzzy blanket. After all, the key ingredients are chicken, baby potatoes, garlic, and butter!
You simply throw the ingredients in the slow cooker and let them mix and mingle over the next few hours. Then open the lid and inhale the tantalizing aroma of hot garlic butter and herbs.
Two Slow Cooking Methods
There are two methods of making Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes…
Method one is the “around the house” method. Start the potatoes in the slow cooker first, so they get a head-start on the chicken. Then add the chicken and remaining ingredients a few hours later, so the chicken is moist and tender, not dry.
The second method is the “off to run errands” method. Here you chop the potatoes in smaller pieces so they can cook thoroughly in the same time it takes to cook the chicken. Chop, dump, and press start!
Either way, you end up with a warm hearty meal the whole family will love.
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Potatoes with Chicken is an easy recipe to adjust to suit your family’s tastes. You can swap out the herbs to any that you prefer. You can use chicken breasts or boneless thighs. I used both, but actually prefer the thighs.
You can even cut back on the butter to lighten up the recipe… However the more butter the better in my opinion.
No matter how you mix it up, Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
What Ingredients You Will Need
- 2 pounds mini Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts and chicken thighs
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- 8 cloves garlic minced
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Salt and pepper
How to Make This Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
Instructions…
If the potatoes are smaller than golf balls, leave them whole. If they are larger than golf balls, cut in half. Place the potatoes in the crock of a large slow cooker. Cover and slow cook on high for 2 hours, or on low for 3-4 hours.
Once the potatoes are halfway cooked, lay the chicken over the top. Add the minced garlic, fresh herb springs, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper. Pour the melted butter over the top.
Cover and continue slow cooking until the chicken is cooked through in the garlic butter sauce, 1 1/2 – 2 hours on high, 3-4 hours on low. Stir, a couple of times while cooking.
Get the Complete Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I slow cook this dish all in one sitting?
If you need the entire dish to be ready in 3-4 hours, without having to add ingredients in the middle, cut the potatoes into one-inch pieces. Layer the remaining ingredients over the potatoes and turn on high for 3-4 hours.
Can I add extra vegetables to this slow cooker chicken?
Yes! You can add additional vegetables like carrots and onion to this chicken dinner recipe. Just make sure they are cut into similar sizes as the potatoes so that they cook at the same rate!
What other herbs can I use?
If you don’t like (or have) thyme and rosemary, try adding in Italian Seasoning, fresh chopped parsley, marjoram, tarragon, or crushed red pepper flakes.
How long do these leftovers last?
You can store the leftover chicken recipe in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
Other Great Dinner Dishes
- Crispy Fried Brussels Sprouts
- Cast Iron Skillet Deep Dish Pizza
- Roman Chicken with Peppers and Onions
- Slow Cooker Broccoli Beef
- Stuffed Zucchini Boats
- Roasted Cauliflower Rice
- Baked Green Beans Almondine
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Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds mini Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 pounds boneless chicken, breasts and thighs
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- 8 cloves garlic minced
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- If the potatoes are smaller than golf balls, leave whole. If they are larger than golf balls, cut in half. Place the potatoes in the crock of a large slow cooker. Cover and slow cook on high for 2 hours, or on low for 3-4 hours.
- Once the potatoes are halfway cooked, lay the chicken over the top. Add the minced garlic, herb springs, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper. Pour the melted butter over the top.
- Cover and continue slow cooking until the chicken is cooked through, 1 1/2 – 2 hours on high, 3-4 hours on low. Stir, a couple times while cooking.
Garlic chicken recipe is nice one
What could you substitute for butter – or at least part of it? Olive oil?
Hi Brooke,
Yes, olive oil is a good option!
Can you brown the chicken before placing in the crockpot ?
Sure, if yoy like!
wonderfull meal also made the bread in oven love your recipes.
Made this recipe this week and my kids gobbled it up, thank you!
This recipe is definitely a keeper. It does NOT taste like it came from a Crock Pot! I used the “around the house” method and chicken thighs, which came out juicy and perfect despite me completely forgetting to stir it even once. The only change I’ll make in the future is a bit less garlic.
Have you done this recipe with regular potatoes, not Yukon gold? That’s what I have at home and it snowed last night. Don’t particularly feel like going out to the store haha
Hi Katie,
Yes, classic russet potatoes will work just fine. :)
Hi I’m making this right now but didn’t melt the butter just put it in there does that really matter?
Hi Tammy,
You just want it to coat the chicken and potatoes. If you cut up the butter and it melt down all over them, it should be fine. :)
Can you also just do the “all at once” method and cook for the 6-8 hours on low?
Hi Tristan,
When I’ve tried that the chicken dries out a little. It should be mentioned, all slow cooker vary a bit, so that may not happen in yours. :)
So the potatoes are cooking for a total of 6-8 hours on low in total and the chicken 3-4 hours is that correct?
Hi Lori,
You got it! :)
Thank you for this recipe! I’m making it right now. My house smells wonderful! One question, there is no other liquid besides the melted butter? Thanks!
Hi Joanie,
Yes, the butter is all you need. The chicken will release juices and create liquid.