Crock Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe

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 and an onion and some spices.

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.

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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.

How to Make Easy Crock Pot Chicken and 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

Directions

1. Place the chicken breasts, 4 cups chicken stock, onion, bay leaves, and pepper in a 6-quart crock pot.
2. Cook for 3-4 hours on high or until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Remove chicken from crock pot and break apart into large chunks.
4. Remove the onion and bay leaves from the crock pot and discard.
5. With a spoon or small strainer skim out any sediment left in the crock pot from cooking the chicken.
6. Return the chicken to the crock pot.
7. Add the remaining cup of stock or water to the crock pot.
8. Add the yellow rice to the crock pot and stir.
9. Cook for an additional hour or until the rice is tender.
10. Salt before serving to taste.
11. Serve as a side dish or a meal.

Note: Once the yellow rice is cooked throughly you should turn the crock pot off to prevent the rice from overcooking. Remove the Chicken and Rice from the hot crock pot insert and serve from a serving bowl to prevent the rice from overcooking and getting mushy.

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Crock Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe

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This Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe is so easy to make. When I say easy I mean easy. This crock pot chicken and yellow rice recipe has 3 ingredients plus an onion and some spices. It is one of the easiest Crock Pot Chicken Recipes you can make.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 5 mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

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Servings 6 Servings

Calories 492 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
• ▢ 16- ounce family size package Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice mix
• ▢ 5 cups chicken broth or water
• ▢ 1 medium onion
• ▢ 2 large bay leaves
• ▢ salt to taste
• ▢ ½ teaspoon pepper

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Instructions 

• Place the chicken breasts, 4 cups chicken stock, onion, bay leaves and pepper in a 6 quart crock pot.
• 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.
• With a spoon or small strainer skim out any sediment left in the crock pot from cooking the chicken.
• 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.

Notes

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 492kcal

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