This dish will be one of your go-to meals!
This tomato based chicken recipe has a combination of wild and brown rice and just enough spice to kick the flavor into full gear. Feel free to lessen or increase the flavor intensity by adding less cayenne or red pepper flakes. We like our chicken dishes a little on the hot side but with this one, you decide!
Slow Cooker Chicken & Rice
The flavor in this chicken and rice dish is off the charts good plus its low in carbs!
Yield 4 people
Serving Size
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup wild rice blend uncooked - wild rice, long and short grain brown rice
- 2 (6-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast fillets cut into 2” pieces
- 1 cup chicken broth fat-free low sodium
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet, add onions and bell pepper and sauté on medium-low heat until tender, about 3 minutes. Add rice and continue to sauté for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and add the remaining ingredients, except chicken, stir to combine. Place chicken in the slow cooker and pour ingredients from the skillet over chicken.
- Cover and cook on low 4 hours.
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i made this but the chicken was too dry can i make this with dark meat chicken?
Blanca, Hmmmmmm….very moist for me. I used white meat.
This recipe looks really good but I have to say, the comment about using fire roasted diced tomatoes to add spiciness is way off. Fire roasted tomatoes are not spicy. In fact they are a bit sweeter since roasting tomatoes causes them to release their natural sugars.
Jen, It really depends on the brand. The one I purchase has a kick with hot peppers. 🙂
Now am I going mad or does this say fried rice in the pan ?
Claire, Yes, put the uncooked rice in the pan for 1-2 minutes before adding to the crockpot. This will toast the rice a bit.