Looking for a family friendly, hearty and filling meal that’s easy and won’t heat up the kitchen? Look no further than this Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice Recipe! (scroll to the bottom for printable recipe and video)
Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice Recipe
Seven simple ingredients are all that is in this recipe and it is so easy to put together! My family really enjoyed this Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice dish and I will definitely be adding it to our meal rotation. Any time I get a thumbs up from my kiddos about dinner, it’s a must to make again and again.
What makes this chicken and rice recipe so much better than others is the addition of the yellow rice instead of regular white rice.
I’d never had yellow rice before, and when shopping for the ingredients all I found was the Zatarain’s brand of yellow rice. I took a little bite of the rice after I cooked it in the microwave, and yes, yellow rice is tasty!
How had I made it this long in life without this tasty side dish? It definitely makes the dish, so don’t be tempted to substitute plain white rice. (Seriously, don’t.)
After I tasted the rice, I had to google yellow rice to find out how it was made (of course, lol.) I did find a few recipes that sounded good, so maybe someday I will attempt a huge batch from scratch and then freeze it…but that my friends, is a task for another day!
How do you make cheesy chicken and rice in a crock pot?
I know I said this before, but I’m going to say it again just in case there are any questions…this cheesy chicken and rice recipe is crazy simple. It’s like one of those recipes that you just can’t mess up. It’s very forgiving even if you make a mistake, and I also have to report that it tastes super good the very next day as leftovers as well. (if you have any!)
What makes this recipe so easy is this is almost what I call a “dump dinner.” Just toss in a few ingredients into the slow cooker and when done, shred the chicken and stir in the last few ingredients.
This recipe does use canned cream of chicken soup, but if you are bothered by that, look into the Pacific Foods Organic Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup. It’s more expensive, but they steer clear of steer clear of additives, preservatives and common allergens, and avoid GMOs.
More Easy Crock Pot Recipes you might enjoy:
- Slow Cooker Beef Chili Recipe
- Easy Slow Cooker Meatball Subs
- Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Barbecue Beef Sliders
- Creamy Green Chile Enchilada Soup
- 3 Ingredient Barbecue Pulled Pork Recipe
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Use your crock-pot for good this season and create this cheesy chicken and rice crock-pot recipe! Trust me…your taste buds will thank you.
Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Total Time: 7 hours and 15 minutes
- Yield: serves 4 to 5 1x
- Category: main dish
- Method: slow cooker
Description
Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice is a fabulously filling and hearty dish the family will love!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1 – 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 1 –8 ounce box Zatarain’s Yellow Rice Mix, cooked according to directions
- 1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese (plus a bit more for garnish)
- 1 –15 ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
- 3/4 cup of sour cream
- optional garnish: finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
- Add the chopped onion and spoon the soup on top of the chicken.
- Cook on low 7 to 8 hours or high 3 to 4 hours.
- At the end of the cooking time, open the crock pot and break the chicken up into small pieces.
- Add the rice, cheese corn and sour cream to the crock pot. Stir until all combined.
- Put the lid back on and allow the crock pot to cook for about 10 to 15 more minutes or until everything is warm and the cheese has melted.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of cheese and fresh parsley.
Keywords: chicken, slow cooker, crock-pot, yellow rice
Reanna says
Can I use rotisserie chicken?
Jamie Sanders says
of course!
Thomas Dazzi says
I made this tonight and the grandkids tore it up and i made a side of baked beans with hard boiled eggs and hamburger mixed in,i call it my nuclear bomb,I’ll probably get chewed out tomorrow lol,on a side note my daughter and husband and kids(all 8) of them live in a camper out back,gonna b wild out there tonite lol,thanks for the recipe,was awesome.
Jamie Sanders says
Oh my gosh, I would hate to be in that camper tonight! Glad y’all liked it. 🙂
Janice says
Do u think mixing black beans in it also would be good. Just a thought ?
Jamie says
I bet that would be yummy!
Megan says
Hi, This looks awesome! I was wondering if this could be turned into an instant pot recipe?
Thanks
Patty W. says
This chicken recipe is the bomb. It’s so easy in the kids gobble it up
★★★★★
Kirsten says
Hi! Wondering how I could turn this recipe into a freezer meal to dump in the crock pot to day of if possible?
Jamie says
Hmmm… I guess you could freeze the onion and chicken, but I would just open the can of soup and add it when tossing everything in. I think if you tried to add the rice too early it might be mushy and the sour cream and cheese would curdle/separate if added at the beginning.
Home cook says
Yum! This was tasty.
★★★★★
Jan says
I ended up subbing the sour cream for yogurt. We loved it thanks for the recipe.
★★★★★
Surkhab says
yummy….its looking delicious …can't wait to try this..!!
Carole says
Hey great slow cooker dish! This week's Food on Friday on Carole's Chatter is all about collecting up slow cooker/crockpot recipes. It would be great if you linked this in. This is the link . Have a good week.
Deana says
Thanks for stopping by CountryMommaCooks and linking up at our Saturday Link and Greet Party…hope to see you again tonight : )
Deana @ CountryMommaCooks
Aimee says
Yum, I agree with a commenter above, my picky eater would love this! Thanks for sharing.
FrouFrouBritches says
That looks amazing! I think even my picky eaters would eat this. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Someday Crafts.
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Looks So yummy!