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
Tonii says
This looks so delicious! I absolutely LOVE crockpot meals and I am excited to add this one to my menu! Thank you!
Marie Pasco says
This recipe is delicious! It's one of my favorite Pinterest finds. To make it a little healthier I have added frozen mixed veggies instead of just corn and changed the yellow rice to brown or wild rice! The yellow rice is awesome too though:) It's a great easy weeknight meal when I know that I won't have time to make dinner. Whoever invented the crockpot deserves a big fat hug!
Celeste says
Hey! Dropping in from the SomewhatSimple link-up.
Yellow rice was a childhood favorite of mine! The recipe looks fantastic and so easy to put together. Thank you so much for sharing!
Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheap says
yellow rice is awesome! I grew up eating saffron rice…such nice flavor
The Mandatory Mooch says
This looks delicious!! I'd love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. It's a new linky party…still has 4 days left. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Nichi
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com says
This looks really good and very family friendly! I have to pin this for the upcoming school year when I will be relying heavily on my crockpot!
Crystal Studer says
This looks delish! is there something substitute for the sour cream though? No one is the house will eat sour cream!
Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom says
You can leave the sour cream out, the recipe is still good without it…
~Jamie
Crystal Studer says
even better then I don't need to run to the store 🙂 Thank you!
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
I love this recipe, but have never tried it in the crock pot! So glad! Have a great weekend!
Take care,
Trish
Katie {Sweet Rose Studio} says
This looks so stinkin' amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Big D and Me says
I'll have to try this – I always love a good crock pot recipe
Crystal says
Looks awesome. Pinning!
Kelly says
Sounds great, I love slow cooker meals for the summer. Less heat in the kitchen! – Kelly @ Semi Homemade Mom
Natasha SerenityYou says
looks great
Would love it if you could share this on my link party Serenity Saturday
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says
That looks so good and this sure is the summer for using the crockpot! Thanks for sharing!
southernscraps says
Sounds yummy! Speaking of yellow rice, my mom and aunt used to make a stir fried rice dish using yellow rice. I need to look for that recipe.
MyTwoCents says
I'm always looking for a good crock pot meal, especially ones that involve chicken. Thanks for the recipe!
Kathy Penney says
Always looking for new crock put recipes (I have a baby and a toddler so easy is a pre-req!) and this looks delish!
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says
This sounds delicious! And I bet my 1 year old would love it :o) Stopping by from Tatertots and Jello and pinning it now!!
Ashley says
O it looks so yummy! LOVE crock pot meals, thanks girl!
ALSO I would love for you to link them up at my
Tell me Tuesday link party.
Baked In The South says
yummo! Would love to have you link up to our party!
[email protected] says
Looks So yummy!
FrouFrouBritches says
That looks amazing! I think even my picky eaters would eat this. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Someday Crafts.
Aimee says
Yum, I agree with a commenter above, my picky eater would love this! Thanks for sharing.
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
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.
Surkhab says
yummy….its looking delicious …can't wait to try this..!!
Jan says
I ended up subbing the sour cream for yogurt. We loved it thanks for the recipe.
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Home cook says
Yum! This was tasty.
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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.
Patty W. says
This chicken recipe is the bomb. It’s so easy in the kids gobble it up
★★★★★
Megan says
Hi, This looks awesome! I was wondering if this could be turned into an instant pot recipe?
Thanks
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!
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. 🙂
Reanna says
Can I use rotisserie chicken?
Jamie Sanders says
of course!
Heather Wilson says
This was a great, quick recipe. Thanks so much for the idea. I didn’t have cream of chicken, so I used cream of mushroom..
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