Crockpot Cheesy Chicken & Rice
There is one word to describe this crockpot meal…. ADDICTING! The zest from the Zatarain rice, blended with the sweet corn and creamy cheese is AWESOME!
The girls loved it and asked for it again the next day. To add a twist to the leftovers, I sauted some baby spinach and then mixed in a serving of the Cheesy Chicken and Rice.
It added some green (which I love) and another dimension to the flavors. Hope you enjoy this easy family favorite!
Crockpot Cheesy Chicken & Rice
- Place chicken into crockpot and season with salt and pepper.Sprinkle your chopped onions on top of chicken.
- Mix together the chicken broth and can of cream of chicken soup.
- Pour mixture over chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- Right before serving, shred chicken with 2 forks.
- Add in cooked & prepared Zatarain’s rice, cheese and corn.
- Mix well, until cheese is melted.
Crockpot Cheesy Chicken and Rice
There is one word to describe this Crockpot Cheesy Chicken & Rice .... ADDICTING! The zest from the Zatarain rice, blended with the sweet corn and creamy cheese is AWESOME! The girls loved it and asked for it again the next day.
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Ingredients
- 1 8oz box Zatarain's Yellow Rice, cooked according to package.
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or cheese blend
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 10.5oz can cream of chicken soup (I used the healthy choice reduced fat and sodium)
- 1 15oz can of corn, drained
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
Instructions
- Place chicken into crockpot and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle your chopped onions on top of chicken.
- Mix together the chicken broth and can of cream of chicken soup.
- Pour mixture over chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- Right before serving, shred chicken with 2 forks.
- Add in cooked & prepared Zatarain's rice, cheese and corn.
- Mix well, until cheese is melted.
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I am making this now, how much liquid should be left in the crock pot after the chicken is cooked? It seems like I have a lot. Should I take some out?
Kristen, I didn’t take any out. Look over the directions again to make sure you did all the correct measurements. I know it might look like a lot, but when you add in the rice cheese and corn at the end, it all thickens up. Hope that helps!
I read the instructions several times and also had quite a bit of liquid left. I just drained it.. wonder why though?
Did you put a can of water in with the cream of chicken? I was unsure wether or not to do this?
You list 1.5 c chick broth in the ingredients, and 2 c in the directions. Which is it? TY
That has been corrected, sorry Vicky.
Hey Corey, we just had this for dinner and I have a 5 year old girl 2 and 1 year old boys. The two oldest said that they were not going to eat it because it didn’t look good to them. I made them taste it and all three of them LOVED it. They had a ton of it. Thanks for a great recipe!
That is AWESOME Kristen!!!! I love to hear stories like this 🙂
Mine turned out like that also
I made this tonight & it was really. really good 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you so much for stopping by to let me know! I am so glad it turned out for you!
XO
This seems like a really good low fat meal! I just recently had my gallbladder taken out so I kind of have to have a low-fat diet. I was wondering, do you know how much total fat this meal has? If not that’s totally fine, but I just wondered. 🙂
Jennifer, I really don’t off hand, but there are a ton of sites out there that you can quickly input the recipe items and can tell you. I love the one on My Fitness Pal… and it is free!
This is finishing up in the crockpot now. The test bite before the garlic bread is done got “oh my god this is amazing” from my hubby! So easy and yummy to boot. Thanks for the great recipe.
Hehehe…. your hubby’s comment MADE my night. Thank you so much for stopping by to share 🙂 Enjoy dinner! XO
Hey! Thanks for this great looking dish, as I am cooking it in my crockpot right now 🙂 I accidentally picked up chicken broth instead of stock so my mixture didn’t come out quite as good as yours….Hoping that doesn’t mess up the recipe 7 hours from now :/ lol
Sorry just saw this Lisa! How did it go? Hope it turned out ok 🙂
I know this post was over 4 years ago, but I went to the store and got chicken STOCK, following the ingredients list, and then saw in the instructions to add chicken BROTH. I had some on hand so I used the broth, but am now bummed because it looks like I should’ve used the stock I planned on in the beginning! 🙁 Can you please confirm which one I should’ve used? Also, I only have rice pilaf, not yellow rice. Do you think this will work? Thanks in advance. Hope it’ll turn out ok!!
Hi Gretchen! I have used both stock and broth. A subtle taste difference, but not much. I have only made this recipe with the listed yellow rice, so i can’t say how well rice pilaf will work. Sorry!
Any cooked rice will work, just a difference in flavor but not consistency. Zatarain’s is too spicy for me, so I used a Spanish rice mix; tasted great!