Description
This Slow Cooker Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice is a comforting one-pot meal. Tender chicken breasts cook in a flavorful lemon-herb broth with perfectly cooked rice, creating a delicious, hands-off dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
- 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
- Optional: chopped parsley or lemon zest for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Lightly season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and a little olive oil.
- In the slow cooker, combine chicken broth, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and onion powder.
- Add rice to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Place the chicken breasts on top of the rice mixture.
- Cover and cook on low for 4–5 hours or on high for 2–3 hours, until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.
- Optional: garnish with chopped parsley or lemon zest before serving.
Notes
For extra flavor, sear the chicken in a pan for 2–3 minutes per side before placing in the slow cooker. Adjust the herbs to your taste preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4–5 hours (low) or 2–3 hours (high)
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: slow cooker chicken, lemon herb chicken, chicken and rice, one pot meal
