Cheesy Chicken And Rice (Crock Pot Version)
This crockpot cheesy chicken and rice recipe is one of the most popular recipes of all time on Southern Plate and with good reason. The combination of the flavorful Zatarain rice, cream of chicken soup, and gooey cheese make for a delicious (and easy) weeknight supper.
You talk, I listen. Well, I listen whenever I can, of course! Folks have been asking for more slow cooker recipes for a multitude of reasons. Who doesn’t like to come home and have supper all cooked and waiting for them? I know I sure do! This is a recipe I modified for the slow cooker and some of you will be happy to know I also removed the entire stick of margarine it called for.
This easy cheesy chicken and rice recipe in the crockpot uses simple ingredients like cheese, cream of chicken, yellow rice, and sweet corn that pack a punch when combined. It’s also so easy to make, as your slow cooker does most of the work for you (don’t we just love that?). But if you want to speed things up, check out the oven casserole version of this crockpot recipe.
Speaking of the slow cooker, here are some recipes to try in your crockpot this week: crockpot lasagna, chicken fajitas in the crockpot, crockpot cashew chicken, and crockpot chili.
Alright, let’s get cooking!
Recipe Ingredients
- Yellow rice
- Cream of chicken soup (homemade cream of chicken soup recipe here)
- Whole kernel corn
- Onion
- Shredded cheddar cheese
Place your chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker (spray with first if needed).
Chop up the onion and toss on the top.
Spoon or glob your cream soup over that.
Now cover this and cook it according to the following:
Low: 7-8 hours
High: 3-4 hours.
This is great to put on in the morning on the weekends if you cook it on high and then have a nice meal at lunchtime.
When it is done cooking, drain your corn and toss that in.
Add your cheddar cheese.
And last but not least, add in your COOKED rice.
You’ll need to cook your rice before this step. What I like to do is cook my rice the night before and just stick it in the fridge. Then you can dump it in and stir it up and give it a minute or two to get heated. You can also cook your rice as soon as you get home, though. It’s still an easy and delicious supper!
Stir all of that up and give it a few minutes to get all heated and warm (this won’t take long).
This stuff is to die for. Prepare for a happy landing in your stomach!
Storage
Store your slow cooker cheesy chicken and rice leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days or the freezer for up to three months. When it’s time, reheat in the microwave.
Recipe Notes
- You can use chicken thighs instead of chicken breast.
- You could also add a selection of frozen vegetables to the slow cooker when you add the onion, like carrot, frozen broccoli florets, and peas.
- Another option is to use cream of mushroom soup or celery instead of this creamy chicken version. For even more mushroom flavor, add some sliced mushrooms to the slow cooker.
- I love Zatarain’s yellow rice, one of my favorite meal helpers. But you can use any you like, such as long-grain or .
- If you want to use the lower fat cream soup that’s fine in this too. A lot of folks have been making my Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice with cream of chicken soup because they don’t care for the cream of mushroom soup and that is great, too! Make it your own and tweak these recipes however they work best for your family.
Recipe FAQs
What do you serve with cheesy chicken and rice?
I recommend serving this slow cooker and with a side salad or vegetables. Try fresh green beans, zucchini and squash, or low-carb broccoli cauliflower salad.
Here are more of my favorite chicken dinner recipes:
Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe
North Alabama Style Pulled Chicken BBQ
Chicken Kabobs Recipe In The Oven
Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless skinless
- 1 onion large, chopped (I use Vidalia)
- 8 ounce Zatarain's Yellow Rice Mix 1 box, cooked according to directions
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 - 10.5 ounce cream of chicken soup regular or fat-free
- 1 -15 ounce whole kernel corn drained
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the crockpot. Scatter chopped onion over top. Spoon cream soup over top of that. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.4 chicken breasts, 1 onion, 1 - 10.5 ounce cream of chicken soup
- A few minutes before serving, add the cooked rice, corn, and shredded cheese to the crockpot. Stir to combine. Serve hot.8 ounce Zatarain's Yellow Rice Mix, 1 cup cheddar cheese, 1 -15 ounce whole kernel corn
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Notes
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~Charles Schultz. Submitted by Amy
I am cooking for a friend that requires a low sodium diet. Could you please advise sodium content per serving.
Hi Priscilla,
The software couldn’t find a match for Zatarain’s Yellow Rice Mix so what I can tell you is that if you divide this into 6 servings, then there will be approximately 675mg sodium per serving plus whatever is in the yellow rice mix that you use. To decrease the sodium you can use no sodium added cream of chicken soup or a low sodium cream of mushroom soup as well. Hope that helps.
How much chicken is this by weight? I freeze in 1 lb bags and was wondering !
Hi Sarah difficult to say as each Chicken Breast size and weight will vary. If you have limitations with room in the bags just make sure to look on the label to see how much they weigh when you buy them.
I have been trying recipes like this for many years and this is my last search. This was the Best One by far. My family loved it. It came out perfectly creamy not like the others. I didn’t use to corn, I have very picky kids. Also we love rice and for now on Yellow rice is the only rice we will be eating. Thanks so much.
I’m so glad to hear this!! Thank you Rae. I’m thrilled you enjoyed it and honored that it was part of your research. I totally get the picky kids thing! Ours have mostly grown out of that after a LONG road (they are 15 and 20) so there is hope!
Has anyone adapted this recipe for an instant pot?
I just made this for the first time. I used two standard boxes of Rice-a-Roni ( instead ofyellow rice) and added a standard can of diced tomatoes w/ chilis. My family loved it.
Thank you so much for giving it a try Lisa, I am so glad to hear it was a hit!!!
Hi can you prepare this the night before so the next day all you have to do is turn it on?
Hello,
What is the servings for this recipe?
It depends on how hungry you are, the makeup of your family, etc. 🙂 We usually feed 4-6.