Creamiest Crockpot Chicken and Rice {Healthy Dump Dinner}

Crockpot hen and rice are really easy to make in your gradual cooker—no can of soup required! simply add frozen greens, bitter cream, and cheese.

substances and substitutions

There are a number of substances you possibly can swap out to make this recipe totally different each time you make it.

• cooking spray: be at liberty to make use of butter or a impartial oil to grease your crockpot
• yellow onion: shallots or crimson onion will work too
• frozen greens: select totally different mixes of frozen greens or use recent greens
• long-grain white rice: Use basmati or jasmine rice as a substitute. if you wish to use brown rice, you could want so as to add one other cup of broth. I have never tried this recipe with brown rice, so you’ll have to attempt it your self.
• dried thyme: you possibly can omit or use recent thyme or Italian seasoning as a substitute
• Garlic: Contemporary is finest, however the jarred sort will work. 1 teaspoon of garlic powder will even work in a pinch.
• dijon mustard – there isn’t any nice substitute for this. you possibly can attempt omitting it or use 2 teaspoons of dry mustard.
• hen breasts: hen thighs can be utilized as a substitute, and can add further taste!
• hen broth – add cream of mushroom or cream of hen to rice as a substitute of or along with broth
• bitter cream: Greek yogurt will work right here, however the taste will not be pretty much as good in my view
• Cheddar Cheese: Any kind of cheese will work right here, however I feel Cheddar cheese is probably the most potent
• parsley: attempt some recent herbs/seasonings on the finish, comparable to parsley, cilantro, or lemon zest

how you can make gradual cooker hen and rice

since this recipe is made within the crock pot, you simply pour in all of your substances and then hit begin!

1. spray pot with cooking spray
2. add all substances besides bitter cream, cheese, and parsley.
3. prepare dinner on excessive for 4 hours or on low for eight.
4. add bitter cream and cheese simply earlier than serving.
5. take pleasure in!

can you set uncooked hen in a rice cooker with rice?

sure you possibly can! so long as there may be liquid, the rice and hen will prepare dinner on excessive or low for the time designated on the recipe card on the finish of this submit.

Uncooked hen is totally protected to prepare dinner within the gradual cooker. simply make sure that it is not frozen uncooked hen, because it takes too lengthy for hen to succeed in a protected temperature and will increase the danger of dangerous micro organism in meals.

It is protected to place frozen hen breast in an Immediate Pot. hen heats up and cooks so shortly that it does not give time for micro organism to develop. try my directions for making this recipe within the Immediate Pot!

making this recipe within the Immediate Pot

You’ll be able to simply make this recipe within the Immediate Pot! listed below are the step-by-step directions:

1. add 1-2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil to backside of Immediate Pot, then add all substances besides bitter cream, cheese, and parsley within the order listed under (onions and frozen greens first, adopted by hen, rice and broth).
2. make sure that to push the rice beneath the liquid as a lot as potential.
3. prepare dinner on excessive strain for five minutes, then shortly launch the strain.
4. Add bitter cream and cheese, then garnish with parsley. serve and take pleasure in!

add extra greens

A simple approach to change up this Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe so you should utilize it in your common rotation is to decide on totally different greens. attempt a few of these concepts:

• select a unique mixture of frozen greens – stir-fry mixes are nice for this!
• bell peppers
• broccoli
• tomatoes
• inexperienced beans
• jalapeños
• carrots
• peas

storage and reheating

You’ll be able to retailer this hen and rice within the fridge for 5 days. makes nice leftovers for lunches. reheat within the microwave for 2-3 minutes, drizzling a bit water excessive earlier than reheating to assist the rice not dry out.

frozen hen and rice

You’ll be able to freeze all this meals collectively. it’s going to maintain for a few month. Mixed with the opposite substances, the rice will lose a few of its texture, but it surely’s a great possibility to scale back meals waste and save any leftovers you possibly can’t eat after 5 days. Freeze in particular person servings in glass containers with lids, then drizzle excessive with a bit water earlier than reheating within the microwave for 6-7 minutes, stirring midway by cooking time.

One other approach to flip this right into a frozen meal is to prepare dinner the hen and greens and freeze them individually from the rice. the rice freezes nicely by itself and is reheated to the appropriate consistency.

You may also make a pot of recent rice in your Immediate Pot the day you wish to make this meal and mix all of it simply earlier than consuming.

simpler crockpot recipes

• crockpot swedish meatballs
• Gradual Cooker Turkey Chili
• Crockpot Lasagna Recipe

meal prep instruments for this recipe

• Carry a number of glass meal prep bowls in the event you plan to retailer particular person servings of leftovers
• freeze this recipe in microwave-safe glass bowls for as much as 3 months
• right here is the crock pot i exploit
• right here is the moment pot I exploit