Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken and Yellow Rice
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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 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!
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 had I made it this long in life without knowing about this tasty yellow rice side dish?
Yellow rice definitely makes the dish, so don’t be tempted to substitute plain white rice. (Seriously, don’t.)
Ingredients for Chicken and Yellow Rice + notes
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts | I don’t recommend bone-in because it would be too difficult to remove all the bones and gristle and this is supposed to be an easy dish. I also don’t recommend thighs due to the amount of liquid fat they produced during the slow cooking process.
- Onion | You only need half an onion and yellow or white is fine.
- Cream of chicken soup | If you are looking for a healthier cream of chicken soup, check out the Pacific Foods Organic Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup. It’s more expensive, but they steer clear of additives, preservatives, and common allergens, and avoid GMOs.
- Zatarain’s Yellow Rice Mix, cooked according to directions | Important! You are adding the COOKED rice at the end of the cooking time.
- Monterey Jack Cheese | Cheddar works fine too
- Can whole kernel corn
- Sour cream
- optional garnish: fresh parsley
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 additives, preservatives, and common allergens, and avoid GMOs.
To make the Slow Cooker Chicken and Yellow Rice:
- Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot, top with the chopped onion and cream of chicken soup. Then 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.
Simple as that!
Yes! Follow the instructions in the recipe card, the only changes would be to cook the chicken with the onions and soup in your pressure cooker on the poultry setting, Do a 5-minute natural release. (Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then quick release the rest.)
Shred the chicken, add in the rest of the rest of the ingredients, stir, cover, and let the cheese melt.
If you wanted to cook this recipe ahead of time and freeze, this is what I recommend:
Cook the chicken with the rice and onions. Shred and let cool. Place in a freezer-safe air-tight container and freeze. You could also precook the rice and freeze in a separate container.
When ready to eat, pull the rice and chicken containers from the freezer and let thaw overnight in the fridge. Then combine the chicken mixture and rice in a large microwave-safe bowl and reheat in the microwave for about 4 to 5 minutes. Then add the sour cream and cheese, stir and heat for another minute or two until cheese is melted.
You could also reheat it on the stovetop.
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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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
- 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
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