Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice
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This Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice recipe combines tender chicken breasts, rich cream of mushroom soup, and sweet onions for a hearty, flavorful dish that requires minimal effort. Simply toss everything into the slow cooker, and by dinnertime, you’ll have a comforting, delicious meal ready to enjoy.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice is a simple, comforting dish that’s perfect for busy days. Using just a four ingredients, this recipe allows you to throw everything into your slow cooker and let it do the work. The tender chicken breasts are combined with the earthy flavor of long grain wild rice, and everything is brought together with rich cream of mushroom soup. Add chopped onions for a touch of sweetness and depth of flavor. As it slow cooks, the flavors meld together, creating a hearty meal that requires minimal prep but delivers maximum taste.
The best part of this recipe is its flexibility. Serve this creamy chicken and rice dish on its own for a complete meal, or pair it with a crisp green salad, your favorite steamed veggies or some crusty bread for a satisfying dinner. Whether you’re cooking for your family or meal prepping for the week, this slow cooker recipe is a go-to for effortless comfort food.
What You’ll Need to Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice
Ingredients
- chicken breasts
- cream of mushroom soup
- cnion
- Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice with seasonings
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice
Place your chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Chop onions and sprinkle over chicken breasts.
Cover chicken and onions with the cream of mushroom soup.
Cook on low for 7 – 8 hours, or high for 4-5 hours. I prefer to cook on low, it just makes the chicken fall apart!
Prepare the long grain and wild rice according to the package directions (you could even do this the night before and store in the fridge). At the end of cooking time, add the cooked rice to the slow cooker.
Gentry stir rice into with the chicken and sauce.
No one will know you only needed 4 ingredients and 5 minutes in the morning to put this easy delicious meal together!
Serve with your favorite veggies and bread on the side!
Store Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Riceleftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Simply reheat in the microwave. You can also freeze leftovers for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating in the microwave.
Tips for Making Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice
- If you don’t have skinless boneless chicken breasts, you can use bone-in chicken and it will be delicious. You could also use chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken thighs! You can use fresh or frozen chicken as well. They both work perfectly!
- Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice is really the best for this recipe. Stick with the name brand on this one because. The seasoning packet is part of what makes this dish so delicious!
- For different flavors or tastes, use any condensed cream of [whatever] soup!
- If you pre-made the rice and stored in the fridge, let it warm up in the slow cooker for about ten minutes before serving or gently microwave before adding to the slow cooker.
- While this is a great main dish as is, serve with your favorite vegetable side dish or salad, like zucchini and squash, summer corn salad, tomatoes and okra, or fresh green beans.
- If you’d like to make this a one-dish wonder, stir your favorite vegetables into the crock pot in the last hour of cooking. A few options are: chopped mushrooms, diced zucchini, sliced carrots, or frozen peas.
Other Slow Cooker Recipes You’ll Love
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken
- Easy Crock Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Crockpot Fiesta Chicken and Rice
- Slow Cooker Angel Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts can use fewer and bone-in or boneless
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 1 box Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice with seasonings
Instructions
- Place chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion over the top and then add the cream of mushroom soup mixture. Cover and slow cook on low for 7 to 8 hours.4 chicken breasts, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 medium chopped onion
- Cook rice according to package directions*. Before serving, stir the cooked rice into the slow cooker and serve hot.1 box Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice with seasonings
Greetings! I am new to the crock pot cooking method — mostly because of fear of it burning while I’m not at home. But my new schedule necessitates I learn this new skill and your recipe sounds wonderful!
Question: do I need to add water with the soup? I’m having a challenge visualizing the soup alone, as being enough liquid to keep this from drying out (& burning – ha!) while cooking for 8 hrs. 😉
Thank you so much for sharing your recipes & experiences!
:). Karyn
No water needed Karyn 🙂 Just follow the directions, cook on low, then cook and add the rice once you get home! It really is that simple. I can’t wait to hear what you think!!
Is water not needed?
Only when you cook the rice :). Or if you get thirsty while cooking of course
I’m new to the world of slow cooking and have made two recipes so far. Both of them were followed perfectly (mostly because they were easy like this) and they both dried out completely. What am I doing wrong?!?
Hey Jennifer! Sounds to me like its definitely a slow cooker issue. What kind do you have and do you know about how old it is?
This was fantastic and so easy. I left the onion out because, as I remember you saying about your husband, mine also must have been dropped on his head as a child, lol. In my hubby’s humble opinion, onions were never intended for human consumption. Anyhow, even without the onion, it was sooo good! Definitely a keeper. Thanks for yet another great recipe.
You can also do this with pork chops. Omit the rice and add halved potatoes first, then chops, onion and mushroom soup. Cook for about 6-7 hours on low, then PIG out! Delicious.
I got the exact same crock pot for Christmas!! I love it! I’m gonna make this later this week. Looks delish!! Katy Rose has her Momma’s wisdom!
I just know you are loving your slow cooker…I LOVE mine! I hope you like the recipe, can’t wait to hear what you think!!
On the chicken and wild rice with mushroom soup can I cook it shorter time on high? For the crock pot recipe? Thanks
Question about the chicken wild rice mushroom one, can I cook it on high for quicker cooking
This is my kind of recipe Christy! Especially on these busy work days when I’m too tired afterwards to get real involved with much in the kitchen but want something goood!
Thanks so much for providing us with so many delicious meal (and dessert) choices to pick from and for brightening our days with your wonderful outlook on life! You were sure raised up right girl! How lucky are the rest of us to have a Christy Jordan in our lives? 🙂
You are just too sweet Bruce!! Thank you so much for being such a supporter and being so kind! 🙂
I would add a 1/4 to 1/3 c white wine, garlic and maybe sliced mushrooms. I’m into Black Garlic and could definitely add a clove or two. Has lovely earthy flavor that would compliment the mushrooms!