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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Do you think you could add some white wine with the milk and just use less milk, or do you think the flavor would be lost in this recipe?
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I’m a vegetarian, but my guy eats meat. This was an easy meal to put in the crockpot for him to eat. Since it’s just him, I halved the recipe. He raved about it! Said it was rich, but not in a bad way. Thanks for the easy and tasty recipe!!
Can you tell me the the net weight in oz of the package of seasoning… you say 1 package but I’m not sure the one I am considering is the same size. The one I am looking at is Good Seasoning – Garlic & Herb Dressing/Recipe Mix .75 oz.; so I’m not sure if I should use 1 or 2 packets based on what you used. I’m using 4 chicken breasts.
Each Lipton Soup packet is 1.2-ounces. It is up to you how much of another seasoning to use.
What do you think about using skim milk instead of whole milk?
Will Chicken tenders (frozen) work instead of breasts? Should I adjust the cooking time?
If you are on a low, low carb diet, can you use riced cauliflower instead of regular rice?
Thanks so much.
Can you refrigerate and cook it the next day? Has anyone tried that?
I don’t know how that would work. The rice will probably absorb the liquid.
Plan on making this tonight and wanted to add some veggies. Any idea when I should add in some fresh broccoli and how long it would take?
It would just depend on how you like your broccoli. You can toss it in with everything else or at the end. If adding it at the end would start with about 20 minutes. Adjust up or down if you like your broccoli crisper or softer.
Has anyone tried this in an instant pot? Wondering cooking time.
Currently trying this recipe in a crockpot. So far it’s cooking and looking pretty good. I’m a littler nervous because I’m using brown rice lol.
The recipe is written for long grain white rice. White rice and brown rice do not cook the same. The liquid to rice ratio is different as is the cooking time. Hopefully, it will work out for you.
Hi,
Can you use frozen cauliflower rice?
I’ve never made this with cauliflower rice, so I cannot say.
I made this and followed directions to a T and it was AMAZING! Going to try crack chicken next!!
SO glad you enjoyed it. I am confident you will enjoy the crack chicken version too! YUM!
If making in the oven instead of crockpot, any suggestions?
I have made this several times. I have added just a few things to make it my own. I added a 1/2 block cream cheese and I didn’t have the Lipton so I used the better then boullion garlic. After all has cooked and chicken cut up I add veggies and then I placed Parmesan on top and crushed ritz crackers. Comes out wonderful:)
What would you suggest using instead of the Lipton soup. I can’t find it. Onion soup mix….or I read about Italian dressing mix….which is better?
If I were going to cook this on Low how long would you recommend doing it for?
Maybe 6 hours? You will just have to check for doneness.
What liquid could be added in place of milk?
If you wanted to cook this on low, how many hours would it take?