One Pot Slow Cooked Chicken Dinner Recipe

Name: One Pot Slow Cooked Chicken Dinner | One Pot Chef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg boneless skinless chicken breast fillets, excess fat trimmed; 600 g small red potatoes, quartered; 250 g baby carrots, trimmed and peeled; 60 ml olive oil; 80 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp crushed garlic; 1 tsp salt; freshly cracked black pepper

Source video by OnePotChefShow on YouTube. This recipe was adapted with strict source-fidelity rules.

This is a complete one-pot slow cooker dinner: chicken breasts, quartered red potatoes and baby carrots layered into the pot, then smothered in a simple lemon and herb marinade. Everything cooks together so the meat stays moist and the vegetables soak up the flavour. Around 5 to 10 minutes of prep, then the slow cooker does the rest. The recipe is forgiving, swap in green beans, broccoli or cauliflower if you prefer.

Slow cooker notes: Source is already a slow cooker recipe; no adaptation required. Spellings anglicised (oregano, flavour) and measurements kept metric first.

Ingredients

Main

1 kgboneless skinless chicken breast fillets, excess fat trimmed
600 gsmall red potatoes, quartered
250 gbaby carrots, trimmed and peeled

Marinade

60 mlolive oil
80 mlfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tspdried oregano
1 tsponion powder
2 tspcrushed garlic
1 tspsalt
freshly cracked black pepper

Method

In a small jug, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, onion powder, crushed garlic, salt and a good grind of black pepper. Stir well to make the marinade.
~3 min
Place the chicken breasts in the centre of the slow cooker. Add the quartered potatoes and the baby carrots around the chicken.
~3 min
Pour the marinade evenly over the chicken, potatoes and carrots, making sure everything gets coated.
~1 min
Put the lid on and cook on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours. Do not lift the lid during cooking, the trapped steam is what cooks the chicken and vegetables through.
~480 min
Once the time is up, switch off the slow cooker, lift the lid and serve the chicken, potatoes and carrots straight from the pot, spooning over some of the cooking juices.
~3 min

Frequently asked

Can I swap the vegetables?

Yes. The recipe is very flexible. Green beans, broccoli, cauliflower or a mix all work well. Use whatever you have, just keep the total quantity similar so the pot is not overfilled.

Do I need to brown the chicken first?

No. This recipe is designed for minimum effort, the chicken cooks gently in the marinade and turns out moist, almost like poached chicken. Browning is not needed but you can do it for extra colour if you prefer.

Can I use chicken thighs instead of breasts?

Yes. Boneless, skinless thighs work brilliantly and are even more forgiving than breasts. Cooking times stay the same.

Why should I not lift the lid while it cooks?

Slow cookers rely on trapped steam to cook the food. Every time you lift the lid you lose heat and steam, and the cooking time can stretch out by 20 to 30 minutes.

Can I use bottled lemon juice?

Freshly squeezed lemon juice gives a much brighter, cleaner flavour and is what the recipe is built around. Bottled juice will work in a pinch but the finished dish will not taste quite as fresh.