Crockpot Chicken And Yellow Rice
Crockpot Chicken and Yellow Rice is an easy 3-ingredient dinner made with chicken breast, cream of chicken soup, and flavorful yellow rice. The chicken cooks low and slow until tender, then the finished rice is stirred into the creamy chicken and cooking juices right before serving.
Instead of cooking the yellow rice directly in the slow cooker, I make it separately on the stovetop near the end. It gives you more evenly cooked rice without the mushy texture or extra stirring that can happen in the crockpot, while still letting the rice soak up all that creamy chicken flavor once everything is combined.
Why You’ll Love This Crockpot Chicken and Yellow Rice
Ingredient Tips
- Chicken breast: Use 1–2 pounds of boneless chicken breast. The chicken cooks directly in the cream of chicken soup and releases additional juices as it cooks.
- Cream of chicken soup: One 10-ounce can is enough for the recipe. It may look like there isn’t enough liquid at first, but the chicken releases moisture while cooking and thins the soup into a creamy sauce.
- Yellow rice: Use one 16-ounce bag of yellow rice and cook it separately according to the package instructions near the end of the chicken’s cooking time. Stirring the finished rice into the crockpot keeps the texture more consistent than cooking the rice directly in the slow cooker.
- Salt and pepper: Season the chicken before cooking to taste. If you choose to sear the chicken first, season it before it goes into the skillet.
How To Make Crockpot Chicken and Yellow Rice
Cook the Chicken
- Pour the cream of chicken soup into the bottom of the crockpot.
- Add the chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
Cook the Yellow Rice
- About 30 minutes before the chicken is finished, cook the yellow rice on the stovetop according to the package instructions.
- Keep the rice separate until the chicken has finished cooking.
Finish the Dish
- Once the chicken is done, chop or shred it to your preference.
- Add the cooked yellow rice to the crockpot.
- Stir everything together so the rice is coated with the cream of chicken and the juices released from the chicken.
- Let the dish cool slightly, then serve.
Chef’s Tips
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can you cook raw chicken and rice together in a slow cooker?
For this recipe, the chicken can go into the crockpot raw, but I do not cook the yellow rice with it. The chicken cooks with the cream of chicken soup, while the yellow rice is prepared separately on the stovetop and stirred in at the end.
Can I cook the yellow rice in the crockpot?
You can, but from my experience it does not cook as evenly. Adding the rice causes the temperature inside the crockpot to drop, and it can take time to recover. That can leave some rice undercooked while other parts become too soft and requires more stirring and babysitting.
Cooking the yellow rice separately on the stovetop gives me much more consistent results.
How do you keep rice from getting mushy in the crockpot?
The easiest solution for this recipe is not cooking the rice in the crockpot at all. Prepare the yellow rice according to the package instructions near the end of the chicken’s cooking time, then stir it into the finished chicken and sauce.
How long does chicken and yellow rice take in the crockpot?
Cook the chicken on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. About 30 minutes before the chicken is finished, prepare the yellow rice separately according to its package directions.
How do you make crockpot chicken and yellow rice?
Cook the chicken breasts with cream of chicken soup until tender. Near the end of the cooking time, prepare the yellow rice on the stovetop. Chop or shred the cooked chicken, then stir the finished rice into the crockpot with the chicken, soup, and cooking juices.
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Crockpot Chicken And Yellow Rice
Ingredients
- 1-2 pound chicken breast
- 10 ounce can of cream of chicken
- 16 ounce yellow rice
Instructions
- Pour the cream of chicken soup into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add the chicken breasts. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before the chicken is finished, prepare the yellow rice on the stovetop according to the package instructions.
- Once the chicken is finished cooking, chop or shred it to your preferred texture.
- Add the cooked yellow rice to the slow cooker and stir it together with the chicken, cream of chicken soup, and cooking juices.
- Allow the dish to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- It may look like there is not enough liquid when the chicken first goes into the slow cooker. The chicken releases juices as it cooks, which thin the cream of chicken soup.
- For extra flavor and color, you can season the chicken with salt and pepper and sear both sides before adding it to the slow cooker.
- The yellow rice is intentionally cooked separately. From experience, cooking regular yellow rice directly in the crockpot can result in uneven or mushy rice.
- Chop or shred the finished chicken depending on the texture you prefer.
