Dreamy Crockpot Chicken and Rice
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This chicken and rice is positively dreamy! It’s creamy and rich, like a risotto, but made in the Crockpot! It cooks to perfection while you do… well, anything else! Perfectly cheesy but still made with simple, real ingredients, it’s hearty and family-friendly. Perfect as leftovers, too.
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- This Crockpot version of my Instant Pot chicken and rice was highly requested by readers! It’s another method of making creamy, cheesy, delicious comfort food.
- This recipe only takes a few ingredients and a few easy steps. Just cook the onion and chicken, pop everything into the Crockpot, and in a couple of hours, you have the perfect, family-friendly dinner.
- We are huge fans of recipes that use ingredients that you probably already have. This Crockpot chicken and rice recipe is so easy to throw together for an effortless, yet filling and delicious dinner.
How To Make It
- Add butter to a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the onions and garlic, then add the chicken and sauté until the sides are opaque.
- Transfer the chicken and onions mixture to the Crockpot, along with all the other ingredients except for the Parmesan. Cover the Crockpot and cook for 3-4 hours on high, or until everything is creamy and the rice is tender.
- Stir in the Parmesan and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the cheese is melted. Give a good stir and serve.
Chef’s Tips
- The chicken and rice may look like they’re not cooking for the first 2 hours, so don’t stress if it takes 3-4 hours to reach creamy perfection.
- Parmesan cheese is optional but highly recommended for ultimate creaminess. Fresh Parmesan will make this taste more like risotto, but you can also use shredded cheese if you don’t have Parmesan on hand.
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Dreamy Crockpot Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts about 2-3 breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken stock
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice from one lemon
- 1 ½ cups white rice rinsed
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt plus more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper plus more or less to taste
Equipment
- Crockpot or slow cooker
Instructions
- Sauté onions and garlic in the butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sauté until sides are opaque.
- Transfer the chicken, onions, and garlic along with all the ingredients except the cheese to a Crockpot. Cover and cook for 3-4 hours on high, or until creamy and rice is tender.
- Stir in shredded cheese and cook another 5 minutes or so, until cheese is melted. Stir and serve.
Notes
- Parmesan: Optional but highly recommended. Can sub with shredded cheese.
- Cooking notes: Chicken and rice may not appear to cook for first 2 hours.
- Rice used here is plain white rice, not instant.
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Nutrition Information
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Would there be any changes for doubling the recipe? Thanks!
It should work out if you double everything correctly!
How would I make this using cauliflower rice and no wine? It sounds wonderful!
Try my cauliflower risotto. It’s just about the same! https://40aprons.com/quick-cauliflower-risotto-whole30-dairy-free/
I actually bought some Arborio rice for a risotto recipe right before all of the COVID-19 shutdowns started. Could I use this for the recipe? Any changes to measurements, if so?
You can definitely use that here! No changes in the rice measurements for it.
Any considerations for brown rice?!
Brown rice cooks for a different amount of time, so if you are considering using brown rice I would definitely note a time difference!
Just letting you know it still says 1/2 cups rice instead of 1 1/2 cups or rice. I read in the comments where you changed it but it must not have saved it.
Thanks!!
How would you adapt this for an InstantPot? It looks great!
My Instant Pot version is at https://40aprons.com/instant-pot-chicken-and-rice/ 🙂
This was so good! It was really creamy which we loved
YAY!!! SO happy to hear that. My family looooves this recipe
1/2 cup of rice sounds low. Is this a typo? It does say “1/2 cups”, making me think a number was left off.
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU! Yes, this is a typo. It has been updated – it’s 1 1/2 cups rice. Thank you for your patience!
Can’t wait to try this. Just so you know, the recipe does still say 1/2 cup rice. I’m glad I read reviews before making this because I thought the same thing. Thank you for posting this! We are just starting to make it now 🙂
Thanks!!
Can I just put the chicken breasts in raw, then shred at the end, or would that throw off the cooking? Thanks!
You could absolutely do that! I don’t think it would affect the cooking time at all – the rice is what takes the longest here.
In these recipes are you using instant rice or the other kind?
Just regular rice!