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Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Potatoes is such an easy meal to make but packed with such amazing flavor! The entire family will love this hearty meal in one.
Hey hey it’s Tiffany from Creme de la Crumb! It’s no secret I’m a little bit obsessed with my slow cooker – or I should say slow cookers because I think I have five of them??? I just got a new one for Christmas and I’m so excited about it, I use my slow cookers several times a week and when we are having a family get together I usually have a few in use at the same time.
This is a great go-to weeknight staple dish. I love the flavors, it’s really healthy, and I never get tired of chicken or potatoes. The best part? It’s chicken AND potatoes made in one dish at the same time. It’s awesome! Even picky eaters are a fan of this simple crockpot meal. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!
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Slow Cooker Herbed Chicken & Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4-6 chicken thighs
- 3 cups chopped potatoes about 1 1/2 inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning blend
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh herbs for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine chicken and potatoes. Drizzle with oil and stir to coat. Sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning over the chicken and potatoes, then toss to coat well.
- Transfer to slow cooker (OR optional step: cook chicken and potatoes in a large skillet pan over medium high heat for 2-3 minute to brown before transferring to slow cooker to cook all the way through), cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are fork tender.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like oregano and thyme (optional) and serve hot.
Notes
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Nutrition
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Currently making this for my husband and in my new slow cooker! Exciting! I saw one used added diced tomatoes so I added petite diced with olive oil &garlic. My “Italian seasoning” was parsley, &rosemary. I have thyme but like maybe I’ll garnish at the end. I added garlic power, pepper, and a sweet onion sea salt (mckormick ready grinder.) I used small potatoes cut them in half and also cut up half a green onion, sliced, for fun. Excited and thankful I ran into this quick and easy slow cooker recipe that I can play with and prep really fast. 🙂
Love the quick easy meals. Thank you.
Made this tonight to give my wife a break from cooking. It was a huge success. In addition to getting kudos for cooking once in blue moon, my fussy 11 and 17 year old boys went back for 2nd and then 3rds, while my wife and I exchanged knowing looks. and then the taciturn 17 year old complimented it on his way out of the room.
I thought no it didn’t hurt that I added extra garlic and some Italian balsamic dressing to the recipe.
You are so sweet!! Way to go! I am so glad that you made her dinner and your boys were enjoying it too! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
Hey Alyssa! First let me say I did tweak this recipe. I don’t usually follow them but do like to see what’s out there. I cut the chicken breasts in half, they were quite large. I used fresh garlic and a bit of white Italian wine. My chicken was previously frozen and I didn’t want to take the chance of it being dry, also the Italian in me will usually use wine somewhere! I substituted whole, white fingerling potatoes. If there happens to be too much liquid, I’ll make some gravy with it. This now cooking on low and will let you know how it turns out!!
Well, cooked this for about 6 hours on low and it was wonderful! Not dry at all. Potatoes cooked just fine and made a tasty gravy with the left over liquid.
YAY!! I am so happy it wasn’t dry! It sounds delicious! XOXO
So simple; so good!! Great recipe–I will make it again!
That is great to hear! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
Hello! Has anyone made this with adding any other vegetables in there too? Say, carrots?….. did it still work?
We are a family of 8…can I double this recipe or would I need to use 2 crockpots?
Absolutely recommend adding chicken broth to the recipe. I added enough to partially cover the chicken and cooked it for approximately 4 hours. The chicken came out moist and delicious 🙂
That sounds great! Thanks for your recommendations! I love that idea! XOXO
Hi there, this recipe looks great. Can I start with frozen chicken or does it need to be thawed? Thank you
Can I use chicken thighs that aren’t boneless?
Yes, of course!! Let me know how it turns out! XOXO
What do you do as far a’s the juice concerned for the crock pot? Wit chicken being on the lean side I would assume that a broth or a bit of stock would be required especially if you skillet themail for a bit 1st?
OMG!!! I found this recipe the other day and made it for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I love any meal that is easy to prep with a 2 year old running around and the fact you can put it in the crock pot and forget it made it even better! The chicken had amazing flavor and was so tender! One of the best meals I’ve had.
YES!! Crockpot for the WIN!! I totally understand littles running around especially during dinner time. Thank you for sharing! I am so glad you loved it!! XOXO
Question do I add any water to the crock pot when I put the chicken and potatoes in?
This was so good! I used chicken tenders instead because that is what I had. You can buy a packet of Italian seasoning in the spices aisle. I am printing this out to make again soon! SO GOOD! Plus it was really easy and little prep time.
That is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!! XOXO
What kind of oil am I suppose to use?
Mmm, looks absolutely delicious! I will definitely be giving this a try, though I may have to omit the potatoes as I am trying to avoid the starches. Thanks for the recipe, looks like I know what I will be making this week!
That sounds great! I hope you love it as much as my family and I do! XOXO