If you're looking for an easy easy and healthy meal your whole family will love, look no further than my crockpot lemon garlic butter chicken with potatoes and broccoli. This dish is not only absolutely delicious, but it's balanced and comes together with minimal effort!
While slow cooker meals tend to be more popular in the colder seasons such as fall and winter, this dish can be enjoyed year round!
If you love this easy crockpot dinner, you will love my 5 ingredient crockpot chicken which is what this dish was inspired by. You will also love my slow cooker honey garlic chicken, slow cooker southwest chicken quinoa bowl, and my creamy crock pot rotel chicken.
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Ingredients
- Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast: lean protein source for this dish. Can also use chicken thighs if desired as well.
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Garlic Powder, To taste
- Onion Powder, To Taste
- Smoked Paprika, To Taste
- Baby Red Potatoes, Quartered: Serves as the complex carbohydrate in this dish to add satiety but also offers fiber and other micronutrients as well!
- Butter, Melted: fat source for this dish that allows for the absorption of fat soluble vitamins. Can also use avocado oil alternatively, which is more heart healthy.
- Chicken Bone Broth: bone broth is more nutrient dense (more protein, collagen and other micronutrients), however, you can alternatively use chicken broth.
- Lemon, Juiced
- Garlic Cloves, Minced
- Broccoli Florets, Pre-washed and Cut: Adds fiber, color and micronutrients to the dish!
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
- First, start off by throughly washing your potatoes and quartering them (slicing them into 4 pieces that are around 1" in size).
- Next, add your chicken breast to the bottom of a 6-7 quart slow cooker. Then, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste.
- Add your potatoes on top of the chicken breasts. Then you will again, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste.
- Next add in your melted butter, followed by your chicken bone broth, the juice of one lemon and your freshly minced garlic cloves. Toss until the seasonings and garlic are evenly distributed on to the potatoes. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours or until your potatoes are fork tender and your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F.
- Thirty minutes before you are ready to serve, add in your pre-washed and cut broccoli florets on top of the potatoes in an even layer and then again season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste. Toss until the seasonings are evenly distributed onto your broccoli. Cover and let cook for the last 30 minutes and then serve!
Hint: Make sure your potatoes are submerged into the liquid as much as possible to help them cook better!
Hint: If you have this specific crock pot, it tends to cook hotter than most, so the chicken should be ready around the earlier of the time range. Make sure that you’re familiar with your crock pot so as to not overcook the chicken and keep it moist! I would also suggest cooking at low instead of high to allow for enough time for the potatoes to cook through.
Substitutions
- Dairy-free-use the avocado oil instead of the melted butter to make this dish dairy-free.
- Vegetarian - Use canned beans of choice instead of chicken and vegetable broth instead of chicken bone broth to make this dish vegetarian. I think cannelini beans or great northern beans would be delicious!
This dish is already gluten-free on it's own.
Variations
- Spicy - add chili pepper flakes to add some heat to this dish!
This dish is already toddler and kid-friendly on it's own!
Equipment
All you need to make this crockpot lemon chicken is a:
6 Quart Crock-Pot: This is the crock-pot I wish we got! The one I have is aesthetically pleasing but it does cook faster than the typical crockpot!
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Storage
Leftovers can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days!
Top Tip
If you have this specific crock pot, it tends to cook hotter than most, so the chicken should be ready around the earlier of the time range. Make sure that you’re familiar with your crock pot so as to not overcook the chicken and keep it moist! I would also suggest cooking at low instead of high to allow for enough time for the potatoes to cook through.
FAQ
The USDA recommends thawing chicken before using it in a slow cooker, however, if you choose to cook it directly in the crockpot, just make sure to adjust the cooking time, as frozen chicken might need a bit longer to cook through.
Yes, feel free to use green beans instead of broccoli for this recipe.
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Crockpot Lemon Chicken
Equipment
- 1 6-7 Quart Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 Pounds (or 4) Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts Can also use chicken thighs
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Garlic Powder To taste
- Onion Powder To Taste
- Smoked Paprika To Taste
- 1 Pound Baby Red Potatoes Quartered
- ¼ Cup Melted Butter Can also use avocado oil
- ¼ Cup Chicken Bone Broth Can also use chicken broth
- 1 Lemon Juiced
- 3-4 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 12-16 Oz Broccoli Florets Pre-washed and Cut
Instructions
- First, start off by throughly washing your potatoes and quartering them (slicing them into 4 pieces that are around 1" in size).
- Next, add your chicken breast to the bottom of a 6-7 quart slow cooker. Then, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste.
- Add your potatoes on top of the chicken breasts. Then you will again, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste.
- Next add in your melted butter, followed by your chicken bone broth, the juice of one lemon and your freshly minced garlic cloves. Toss until the seasonings and garlic are evenly distributed on to the potatoes. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours or until your potatoes are fork tender and your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F.
- Thirty minutes before you are ready to serve, add in your pre-washed and cut broccoli florets on top of the potatoes in an even layer and then again season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika, to taste. Toss until the seasonings are evenly distributed onto your broccoli. Cover and let cook for the last 30 minutes and then serve!
- Hint: Make sure your potatoes are submerged into the liquid as much as possible to help them cook better!
- Hint: If you have this specific crock pot, it tends to cook hotter than most, so the chicken should be ready around the earlier of the time range. Make sure that you’re familiar with your crock pot so as to not overcook the chicken and keep it moist! I would also suggest cooking at low instead of high to allow for enough time for the potatoes to cook through.
Notes
Nutrition
FOOD SAFETY
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165
- Don’t leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Andia says
10/10 recommend!! Love the recipe and how it turned out. Thank you, Christina! Keep up the phenomenal work.
christina.klapper says
Oh my gosh! You’re so fast! Haha I’m so glad you loved it! Thank you so much for your review!
Giulia says
I make this recipe about once every two weeks and it’s amazing. I add in rainbow carrots chopped up and onion. Makes my whole house smell divine. Thanks for the recipe.
christina.klapper says
I’m so glad you love it Giulia 🥹🥹 thank you for your review!!!!
Jessica says
Made this tonight and the whole family loved it! I did roast the broccoli in the oven, since my daughter likes it that way. Excited to try more recipes on your site!
christina.klapper says
Awee so glad you and the fam loved it Jessica!!!! Thank you so much for the review! Means so much!
Skylar says
Can you use frozen broccoli?
christina.klapper says
I haven’t tried but yes I think you should be able to!