This Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Rice recipe is an easy dinner that the whole family will love. Made with 5 simple ingredients and a zesty Italian flavor!
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Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Rice Recipe
This Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Rice is an easy dinner that the whole family will love. Made with 5 simple ingredients and a zesty Italian flavor!
It is an easy and healthy dinner recipe. Throw everything in the crockpot and in a few hours you have a delicious, crock pot chicken and rice dish. One of the easiest one pot meals you will ever make!
Makes 4 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 4 hours
Zesty Italian Chicken Ingredients
- White rice
- Chicken broth
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Italian dressing (I used Olive Garden)
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- For exact amounts, please see recipe card below.
How to Make Crockpot Chicken and Rice Casserole
Spray the bowl of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray or place a crock pot liner 
inside.
Combine the white rice and chicken broth in the bowl
and stir.
Top the rice with the chicken breasts, then pour the Italian dressing over the top, making sure to coat each breast.
Place the lid on the slow cooker
and cook on high for four hours or low for six hours.
When the cook time is up, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it with a fork.
Return the chicken to the slow cooker and add the cheese.
Stir to mix, then allow to rest until the cheese is melted.
Serve immediately.
Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Rice
This Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Rice is an easy dinner that the whole family will love. Made with 5 simple ingredients and a zesty Italian flavor!
Ingredients
- White rice 2 cups
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Italian dressing (I used Olive Garden) 1 cup
- Shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup
Instructions
- Spray the bowl of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray or place a crock pot liner inside.
- Combine the white rice and chicken broth in the bowl and stir.
- Top the rice with the chicken breasts, then pour the Italian dressing over the top, making sure to coat each breast.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for four hours or low for six hours.
- When the cook time is up, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it with a fork.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and add the cheese.
- Stir to mix, then allow to rest until the cheese is melted.
- Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 374Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 118mgSodium 698mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 45g
Nutrition may vary depending on the products used.
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Dana Rodriguez
I love how simple this is. I know it would be a hit here!
megan allen
I love chicken and rice! This looks so good! I've never made it this way.
Ron Weinberg
Looks easy to make.
Bevin
Should the rice be cooked and can the chicken be fresh or is it better frozen?
Mary
No, the rice does not have to be cooked and I always use thawed chicken in a slow cooker. I once read that you shouldn't put frozen in a crockpot, so I never do.