Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken and Rice – a quick and easy weeknight recipe! Just dump everything in the slow cooker and dinner is done! Only 5 ingredients – chicken, Lipton’s Garlic Soup mix, cream of chicken soup, milk and rice.Can add some mixed veggies too! Everyone cleaned their plate! Leftovers taste great too! YUM!
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I am a big fan of slow cooker meals. I love dumping everything in the slow cooker and coming home to dinner. This Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken & Rice is one of our favorites. It is SO easy and SOOOO delicious! Chicken and Rice with garlic and parmesan – all of my favorites in one dish!
This makes a lot of chicken and rice. I shredded my cooked chicken and stirred it back into the rice. You can also leave the cooked chicken breasts whole and just serve them with the cooked rice. Either way is fine. I just prefer finding chunks of chicken in my cheesy rice.
We LOVED this cheesy chicken and rice! It tastes great right out of the slow cooker or leftover for lunch the next day! It reminded me a lot of chicken risotto. I happen to LOVE chicken risotto, so this is right up my alley. Put it on the menu ASAP!!!
How to Make Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken & Rice
This casserole is super easy to make. Spray the slow cooker insert with cooking spray and lay the chicken in the bottom. You will need 3 or 4 boneless chicken breasts, just depending on their size. You are shooting for about 2 pounds of chicken. Next mix together the soup mix, cream of chicken soup, milk and rice. Pour over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and let it work its magic! If you feel like the chicken and rice mixture is too thick, feel free to add some chicken broth or extra milk to thin it out. Feel free to throw in some frozen mixed vegetables too. YUM!
This Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken & Rice uses a packet of Lipton’s garlic soup mix. It will be next to the Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix at the grocery store. Please note, you are only going to just use the mix. Don’t make the soup. Also, make sure to use regular long-grain rice, not instant. If you use brown rice, you will need to adjust the liquid and the cooking time.
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Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken & Rice
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 4 to 6 skinless boneless chicken breasts about 2 lbs
- 2 (10.5-oz) cans Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 package Lipton Savory Herb with Garlic Soup & Dip Mix
- 1¾ cups milk
- 1 cup regular long-grain rice
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
Instructions:
- Spray the insert of the slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in the bottom.
- Mix together the cream of chicken soup, Lipton Garlic Soup Mix, milk, and regular rice. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of rice mixture.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 3 or 4 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and chop. Place back in the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- If rice mixture is too thick, add water, chicken broth or additional milk to thin out.
Notes:
- Do not cook rice in advance. I used Great Value Long-Grain Rice.
- To avoid sticky rice, rinse your rice before adding it to the slow cooker. Rinsing the rice removes excess start that causes the rice to plump and stick together.
- This recipe is formulated to use long-grain white rice. I have not made this with brown rice. Brown rice and white rice are not equal substitutes. Brown rice uses more liquid and takes much longer to cook.
- I used a Hamilton Beach 6-qt Slow Cooker. It took 3 ½ hours.
- The rice will not be light and fluffy like plain cooked rice. The rice is soft. This is a casserole. The mixture will be somewhat thick.
- I buy the soup mix online at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aHQJW1
- If you can’t find the soup mix, you can substitute a package of Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- Need Gluten-free Cream of Chicken Soup? You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
Steph
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Can you use frozen chicken?
yes
I was going to make this with jasmine rice. It’s my grandkids favorite Rice. Would that work?
I have only made this with long grain white rice, so I can not say.
I cooked this as directed on high for 4 hours. The rice is hard still. .. only ingredient I subbed was oat milk and ranch dip packet instead of onion.
Any reason why my rice would be hard?? Otherwise it’s amazing.
My guess is that it was the oat milk……..I have only made the recipe as written. I’ve never had any issues with it.
Can you use medium grain rice instead of long grain by chance? Can’t wait to make this!
I’ve only made the recipe as written, so I can not say how other varieties of rice will work.
Can I make the rice separately? How would you adjust the recipe in that case?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Has anyone made this on low instead of high? Did it turn out ok, and how long did you cook it for?
Delish! I couldn’t find Lipton garlic so I used Lipton vegetable soup and dip mix instead. It was soooo good!
Can’t wait to try! Does this recipe start with frozen breast or thawed?
I use thawed chicken
This was quite tasty and will make it again with the following tweaks: I thought the chicken/rice ratio was a little too much meat to rice, so next time I will increase the rice to 1 1/2 Cups with additional milk. Just a personal preference. Also, next time I will use plain onion soup rather than the garlic and herb flavor (too strong), and cook on the low setting to avoid drying out the meat.
Looks yummy, but I can’t find the Lipton soup mix. Wondering if Good Seasons Garlic and Herb Dressing packet would work.
I couldn’t either. Used Lipton vegetable soup dip mix and it came out delish.