Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice
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You only need 4 ingredients to make this deliciously creamy and easy slow cooker chicken and rice recipe.
Have you ever eaten something that just made your stomach happy? Well, this slow cooker chicken and rice recipe makes my stomach about as happy as a pig in slop! It’s just so good. It’s incredibly easy, too, and perfect for folks who head off to busy days and want a good supper waiting on them when they get home.
The ingredients are simple, the recipe is easy, and the results are good. I reckon that just about says it all.
Now, I hope you didn’t skip over the part where I said you only 4 ingredients to make this slow cooker supper: chicken, onion, wild rice, and a can of cream of mushroom soup. The steps are about as easy as they come… dump the ingredients in your crockpot, go about your day, add the rice just before serving and that’s it. Dinner is served!
I’m such a fan of recipes like this and I hope you like slow cooker chicken and rice as much as my family does. Let’s get (slow) cookin’! Plus, keep scrolling for more ridiculously easy slow cooker recipes that make the best busy weeknight suppers.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken breasts
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Onion (I’m using a Vidalia onion)
- Box of long grain and wild rice with seasonings
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice
Place your chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker and sprinkle your chopped onion over them.
Oh, I forgot to tell you to chop your onion, so I’m telling you to do that now. On second thought, I’m asking nicely :).
Cover that with your cream of mushroom soup mixture.
Slow cook that on low for 7 – 8 hours.
Then, just before serving, make your uncooked rice according to the package directions.
You can also make this rice the night before and put it in the fridge.
Before serving, stir your cooked rice into the slow cooker.
Voila!
OH MY YUM!
This recipe is so stinking good!
Storage
- Store crock and leftovers 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.
Recipe Notes
- You can use bone-in or skinless boneless chicken breasts. If you find yourself a little low on chicken, cut each skinless chicken breast into three strips. That way just three chicken breasts will yield nine pieces of chicken, more than enough for four people. Remember, in the good old days folks could stretch the scrawniest chicken to feed a family of ten!
- In a pinch, substitute the for .
- I am using Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice here and I haven’t seen a generic for it that has the seasoning packet. So I stick with the name brand on this one because that seasoning packet seasons this dish to perfection and makes it just taste sooooooo good! This is also why I don’t recommend using plain white rice or brown rice, as we want that seasoning packet!
- If you prefer to cook on high, halve the cooking time.
- As mentioned, you can cook the rice the night before and place it in the refrigerator. Before serving, stir the cold rice into the slow cooker and let it cook for another 10 minutes or until the rice is heated through.
- Substitute the cream of for cream of if you prefer.
Recipe FAQs
Can I cook raw chicken in the slow cooker?
Absolutely! Place the raw chicken breasts in the slow cooker and in 8 hours they’ll be perfectly cooked and so tender. You just can’t place raw and frozen chicken breast or chicken thigh in the slow cooker, as it needs time to thaw first.
Can I cook rice in the slow cooker?
For this recipe, it’s best to cook the rice according to the package directions outside of the slow cooker and then combine it with the chicken at the end before serving.
What do you serve with slow cooker chicken and rice?
While this is a great main dish as is, serve your crockpot chicken and rice with your favorite vegetable side dish or salad, like zucchini and squash, summer corn salad, tomatoes and okra, or fresh green beans.
Another option is to stir some vegetables into the crock pot in the last hour of cooking, like chopped mushrooms to complement the soup, diced zucchini, or frozen peas and carrots.
Check out these other slow cooker chicken suppers:
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Easy Crock Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crockpot Fiesta Chicken and Rice
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
Notes
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Hey Christy, did u send this recipe out to your subscribers? Cause I didn’t get it in an e-mail, and I looked through my trash and still didn’t see it, thinking maybe I had deleted it! I was looking on here for something else and came across it. Sure does look good! I’m gonna send it to my Mama. She’s all about crock-pot recipes!
I make something similar–the rice, cooked chicken, a white sauce, onions, and water chestnuts, all mixed up in a casserole and baked. I can even “hide” spinach in there, nad it all gets eaten. It’s a long time family favorite–I remember my mom making it in the early 80s. Good stuff, that rice!
Betsy — We make something very similar here except it also has pimentos and french cut green beans. Made it this past weekend! Sooo good! I have had the recipe forever.. my mom made it when I was a wee one and that was eons ago!
OH, PLEASE TELL ME YOUR RECIPE. I KNOW WHAT YOU R TALKING ABOUT. A LOCAL EATERY MAKES IT, BUT I CANT REMEMBER WHAT SHE CALLS IT. I HAD IT ONE DAY AND LOOKED ALL OVER FOR THE RECIPE, I EVEN EMAILED ASKING CHRISTY IF SHE HAD IT.
Bless you and your family Christy!
I really do feel as though I’m part of the “family”, and your stories always ring a bell with me, and I can remember similar things from my childhood.
Christy-
Do you have any idea how this (or other rice dishes) will freeze? I have a food saver and it is good for freezing most things but I’m not sure about rice. I want to make it this weekend and here lately, I’ve been doubling all recipes and freezing half (since I’m already getting my pots and pans dirty) because I’ll have a new baby in about 2 weeks and don’t plan on cooking much after he gets here!
Thanks Christy. I have been using my slow cooker alot this summer. We love chicken in any form and this sounds yummy and very easy.How wonderful to walk into the house after a busy day and get greeted by an aroma that this is sure to produce. Open up a bagged salad, slice some crusty bread and you are on the way “hawg heaven” And with slow cooker liners, clean up will be a breeze.I for one, would love to see more slow cooker recipes.
I sure do appreciate all the time and energy you put into “SouthernPlate” and I LOVE Mama Janices’s input. You both would fit into my family just fine.!!!
This sounds sooo yummy! It is really similar to something I already make. The only difference is that I add a block of cream cheese and instead of using the rice seasoning packet, I use a packet of dry Italian salad dressing mix. My family loves the way I make it but I’m gonna’ try it your way this weekend – I’m sure it’ll be a big hit. Whenever I make something really good, my hubby always asks if it came from your website!
This is very similar to a recipe that was in Southern Living almost 2 years ago. It calls for cream cheese and a packet of Italian dressing mix along with the cream of mushroom soup. It is DELICIOUS! BTW, I have that same crock pot and I love it!