Healthy Crockpot Chicken and Rice

Healthy Crockpot Chicken and Rice

from thegirlonbloor.com
Main Dish
255 min
4 servings
484 kcal / serving

This is the creamiest Healthy Crockpot Chicken and Rice Recipe. It’s so easy to make in the slow cooker with no canned soup required!

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1yellow onion (diced)
  • 1 lbchicken breasts (diced)
  • 1 cupbrown rice (dry, not cooked, see notes )
  • 1 tspdried thyme
  • 1 tspsalt
  • ¼ tsppepper
  • 4 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 1 tbspdijon mustard
  • 2 cupschicken broth
  • 3 cupsfrozen vegetables
  • ½ cupcheddar cheese (grated)
  • parsley (optional, for garnish)

Directions

  1. 1

    Rinse brown rice under running water in a mesh sieve until the water runs clear.

  2. 2

    Spray crockpot with cooking spray, then add all ingredients except for frozen veggies, cheese and parsley. Give it a stir, then cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours.

  3. 3

    Within the last 5 minutes of cooking time, microwave frozen veggies until defrosted for about 2 minutes, then grate cheese and chop up parsley if using.

  4. 4

    Stir in veggies and cheese at the end of cook time, stirring well to combine. Serve garnished with parsley, and enjoy!