Description
Tender chicken and hearty brown rice cook in a creamy, savory sauce before shredded cheddar melts into the dish. This easy slow cooker dinner serves six and requires only 10 minutes of preparation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cups chicken broth, plus more if needed
- 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounces
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Trim the chicken breasts and cut them into even 1-inch pieces.
- Add the chicken, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, chopped onion, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and uncooked brown rice to the crock pot.
- Stir thoroughly until the condensed soup blends into the broth and the rice spreads evenly through the mixture.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, or until the brown rice feels tender and has absorbed the broth.
- Check the consistency near the end of cooking. If the mixture feels too thick, stir in additional chicken broth 1/4 cup at a time.
- Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cover the crock pot again and let the cheese melt for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir gently, serve warm, and garnish as desired.
Notes
- Use uncooked brown rice because it handles the longer slow cooker cooking time better than regular white rice.
- Do not use instant rice because it can become overly soft before the chicken finishes cooking.
- Avoid opening the slow cooker lid repeatedly because releasing steam can increase the rice cooking time.
- Freshly shredded cheddar generally melts more smoothly than packaged shredded cheese.
- If the finished dish becomes too thick, add chicken broth 1/4 cup at a time until it reaches your preferred consistency.
- Store cooled leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Add a small splash of chicken broth before reheating leftovers to restore the creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 424
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 1455
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 42
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 23
- Cholesterol: 68