Description
A simple and flavorful garlic butter chicken made in a crockpot, perfect for busy families.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1.5 lbs baby red potatoes, quartered
- 1 lb whole carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Prep the Ingredients: Start by tossing the chicken, potatoes, and carrots into your slow cooker. Make sure everything is evenly distributed at the bottom.
- Mix the Garlic Butter Sauce: In a bowl, combine the melted butter, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Mix it well to create a fragrant garlic butter sauce.
- Pour and Coat: Pour the garlic butter mixture over the chicken and vegetables in the slow cooker. Gently stir to ensure everything is well coated with the sauce.
- Set It and Forget It: Cover the slow cooker and set it to cook on LOW for 360–420 minutes. If you’re short on time, you can cook it on HIGH for 180–240 minutes instead.
- Finish and Serve: Once it’s done cooking, you can garnish it with fresh parsley if you’d like. Plate up the delicious garlic butter chicken and enjoy this soul-warming, hearty meal with your crew!
Notes
For extra nutrition, feel free to add more vegetables like bell peppers or green beans.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg