Crockpot chicken and yellow rice is a simple slow cooker meal. Juicy, slow cooked chicken then flavorful yellow rice makes the perfect easy dinner.
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With the convenience of a crockpot, you can simply set it and forget it, allowing the chicken to cook slowly then combining the rice with the juicy flavors left from the chicken. The result is tender, juicy chicken that practically falls off the bone, perfectly complemented by the vibrant, aromatic yellow rice.
So why not unlock the magic of crockpot chicken and yellow rice? All you’ll need is 3 ingredients and the step-by-step instructions below.
How To Make Crockpot Chicken And Yellow Rice
The only ingredients you need
- Chicken breast
- Bag of yellow rice
- Cream of chicken
Quick tip to better chicken
Before adding to the crockpot, season the chicken with salt and pepper then sear both sides golden on the stove top. This will add more flavor to the chicken. Sometimes just adding the raw meat gives the meat a boiled look. Plus the searing adds a layer of flavor like when slow cooking chuck roast.
Making the chicken and yellow rice in the crockpot
- First, open the can of cream of chicken then pour into the crockpot. Then, add the chicken breast in. It’s look like there needs to be more liquid but it’s fine. The chicken will release its juices and the cream of chicken will get thinner as it heats.
- Cover the slow cooker then cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before the chicken is done, cook the rice on the stove top according to the package instructions.
- When the chicken is finished, chop or shred the chicken to your personal preference. Then, add the rice into the crockpot and mix the rice with the chicken juices and the cream of chicken.
- Lastly, allow to cool a bit then serve.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can I make the rice in the crockpot as well?
Yes, you can. But, from my experience it never turns out well. I believe due to the heat of the drop in temperature. Even if the crockpot has been heated for hours, when you add the rice there is a drastic drop in temperature that take some time to rebound. This results in the rice not cooking evenly and requires a bunch of stirring and babysitting that isn’t needed cooking on the stove top. Slow cooker recipes are supposed to be easy after all.
Minute rice performs well but I have not seen a yellow rice version of minute rice to date. Cooking the rice on the stove top is super easy and you get better cooked rice.
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Crockpot Chicken And Yellow Rice
Ingredients
- 1-2 pound chicken breast
- 10 ounce can of cream of chicken
- 16 ounce bag of yellow rice
Instructions
- First, open the can of cream of chicken then pour into the crockpot. Then, add the chicken breast in. It's look like there needs to be more liquid but it's fine. The chicken will release its juices and the cream of chicken will get thinner as it heats.
- Cover the slow cooker then cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before the chicken is done, cook the rice on the stove top according to the package instructions.
- When the chicken is finished, chop or shred the chicken to your personal preference. Then, add the rice into the crockpot and mix the rice with the chicken juices and the cream of chicken.
- Lastly, allow to cool a bit then serve.