If you are looking for a complete chicken supper that you can cook in your slow cooker this is it! Best of all you can prepare this slow cooker chicken with sweet potatoes and green beans as a freezer meal and then simply thaw it and cook it when you are ready to eat it. We really enjoyed this delicious paleo and Whole 30 compliant dinner that is also gluten free.
I wasn't sure how I would enjoy the green beans but they turned out great. Best of all I put this into the crockpot in the morning and was gone all day. When we came home after soccer the house smelled delicious and dinner was ready.
If you are not eating Whole 30 or Paleo we thought the addition of corn bread would be an amazing accompaniment to this recipe. However we were and were 100% satisfied without it.
Be sure that you invest in a good quality slow cooker. Our favorite is this programmable cook and carry 6qt oval slow cooker. You can adjust this recipe to feed your family using 4-6 pieces of meat. I personally use 4 to feed my family of 3 with a leftovers for lunch the next day. I use 2 lbs of chicken in my recipe but you can adjust between 4-6 cuts of chicken.
I hope your family enjoys this Slow Cooker Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Green Beans meal as much as mine did!
Ingredients
- 4-6 boneless chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken thighs I used 2 lbs
- 1 pound fresh sweet potatoes cut up into large chunks
- 2 cups of fresh green beans
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 TBSP dried Spice Hound Adobe Seasoning blend of garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, black pepper
- 1 fresh garlic clove crushed and minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 TBSP raw honey - optional
Instructions
- Salt and pepper chicken breasts on both sides
- Place all ingredients except chicken broth into a freezer safe bag.
- Freeze.
- When ready to cook thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
- Place into slow cooker and add 1 cup chicken broth and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Whole 30 Recipes:
Paleo Veggie Filled Fish Rolls
Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 22 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
One of my favorite healthy slow cooker recipes! The perfect freezer meal for Whole30!
Cindy
Is there any reason I can't freeze the broths and sauces with these meals?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
It is just too much for the bag. Best to add it at the time of cooking because the bag needs space to expand. 🙂
Tammy
The Adobe spices-is it one tablespoon of each spices and then one tablespoon for the meal
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Oh no - it is 1 TBSP total of dried Spice Hound Adobe Seasoning (it is a blend of garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, black pepper)
Lainey
Hey! Thank you so much for this recipe! It's my new favorite! I like to cook my food for the whole week so this past time I added a lot more veggies so it would last me a week (like to the top of the crockpot lol) Do you recommend adding anything extra? I wasn't sure! Thank you 🙂
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You can add additional spices or veggies (whatever you have on hand). 🙂 Enjoy!
Lainey
Do I need to add more broth or water?
Lisa Ridings
I could not find the Adobe seasoning. so how would much of the individual spices would be used and is it garlic salt or powder and onion powder?
Lisa Ridings
oh, and I making this for a work party of approx. 12 people. so I would just triple the receipe right? thanks!
Lisa
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes! Enjoy 🙂
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
I would use equal parts garlic powder and onion powder
Jessi
Hi. Can't find that spice. Do you have a substitute? Or know how to make that spice? thanks
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Just use a blend of garlic, onion, oregano, cumin and black pepper. 🙂
Molly
This looks so yummy! One question: does it really have 1/2 cup olive oil? That seems like a ton.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Feel free to reduce but yes I used 1/2 cup.
Kim Nienstedt
Hi! Do you have nutritional info on this recipe? Trying to log it correctly in my Fitbit app 🙂
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Sorry we don't.
Kristin Shofner
If I want to use the raw honey, what needs to be done
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
I think so. Cooking the raw honey will reduce the benefits of using raw honey. I would consider adding it after cooking to keep them.
Marcia
are the sweet potato chunks pre cooked slightly before freezing? I'm trying to get some meals together in prep for our homeschool year!
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
No they are not pre-cooked.
DeVonna McNees
How is the chicken not dry as dust after 6 to 8 hrs? When I cook chicken in the crockpot on low to shred and freeze, it only takes a 2 to 3 hrs. I've left it longer and it was not good. Any thoughts?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Feel free to pull it out sooner if you desire. The olive oil and the chicken broth kept it nice and moist.
Roseanne
Made this recipe and loved it. This is a keeper.
Made my own Adobe seasoning.
ADOBE SEASONING: yield 7 T
2 T Salt
1 T Paprika
2 tsp Pepper
1 1⁄2 tsp Onion powder
1 1⁄2 tsp Oregano
1 1⁄2 tsp Ground cumin
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Cayenne
Laura Lee
This is so delicious!! Thanks for the amazing recipe. It will be made regularly at my house.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Awesome! It is one of our favorites too!
Lisa
I once froze a bunch of green beans without first blanching them.... bad idea! They got black spots allover and had to be thrown out. Do the sauces make the difference, or do I need to cook them a bit first. Just a little hesitant after the first mess.
Molly
How do you blanch them?
Melissa Jennings
You just drop them in boiling water for a minute.
Ann
I made this recipe for one of the most persnickty eaters I know.- a 25 month old! He LOVED it! This dish will be in a regular rotation! Thanks so much!