This Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe is so easy to make. And when I say easy I mean easy.
This is one of our very favorite crock pot chicken recipes and only has 3 ingredients, an onion and salt and pepper.
Crock Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice Recipe
This is one of my families favorite recipes.
I use a family size package of Vigo Yellow Rice.
Vigo Yellow Rice is the best yellow rice you can buy as far as I am concerned.
We eat it in this Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe and I also serve it as a side dish with baked chicken breasts all the time.
Crock Pot Boneless Chicken Breast Recipe
I used boneless skinless chicken breast but you can use bone-in chicken breasts if that's what you have on hand.
For years I used bone-in chicken breasts but now I just stock up on boneless chicken breasts when they are on sale.
Using the boneless chicken breast I buy on sale and then freeze ends up saving me time and money.
Here is how I freeze chicken and stock the freezer with chicken when it is on sale.
Crock Pot Chicken & Rice Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 16-ounce family size package yellow rice mix ( I used Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice brand)
- 5 cups chicken broth or water
- 1 medium onion
- 2 large bay leaves
- salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper
How to Make Crock Pot Chicken and Rice
Step 1: Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken, onion, and bay leaves in a 6-quart crock pot.
Step 2: Pour 4 cups of the chicken broth over the chicken, cover the crock pot and cook for 3-4 hours on high or until the chicken is cooked through.
Step 3: Remove chicken from crock pot and break apart into large chunks.
Remove the onion and bay leaves from the crock pot and discard.
Step 4: Return the chicken to the crock pot. Add the remaining cup of chicken stock to the crock pot.
Step 5: Add the yellow rice to the crock pot and stir. Place the lid on and cook for an additional hour or until the rice is tender.
Step 6: Gently stir the chicken into the rice to combine. Salt to taste before serving. Serve as a side dish or a meal.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Do Not overcook: Once the yellow rice is cooked tender you should turn the crock pot off to prevent the rice from overcooking.
- Remove the Chicken and Rice from the hot crock pot and serve from a serving bowl to prevent the rice from overcooking and getting mushy.
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Crock Pot Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
- 4 medium boneless chicken breasts
- 16 ounce family size package Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice mix
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 medium onion
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place the chicken, onion, bay leaves and pepper in a 6 quart crock pot.
- Pour 4 cups chicken broth over the chicken.
- Cook for 3-4 hours on high or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from crock pot and break apart into large chunks.
- Remove the onion and bay leaves from the crock pot and discard.
- Return the chicken to the crock pot.
- Add the yellow rice to the crock pot and stir.
- Cook for an additional hour or until the rice is tender.
- Serve as a side dish or a meal.
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Recipe Expert Tips
- Do not overcook or the rice will turn to mush.
- If you are using bone-in chicken breasts after the chicken has finished cooking you will need to remove the cooked chicken from the bone before returning it to the crock pot. You should also skim the broth with a small fine-meshed strainer to make sure all of the bones have been removed from the broth to prevent choking on a bone.
Paula Wagoner
After reading these comments, I’m going to partially cook the rice and then add it to the chicken. Will let you know how that turns out.
Arlene Mobley
Hi Paula I am pretty sure if you pre-cook the rice it is going to turn into a big glob of mushy rice. Good luck!