Description
Slow Cooker Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice is a bright, comforting, gluten-free dinner that cooks hands-off in the slow cooker, delivering juicy chicken and fluffy rice with fresh lemon and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 2½ cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried rosemary
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- Optional garnish: chopped parsley, lemon slices
Instructions
- Lightly grease the slow cooker with olive oil.
- Add rinsed rice and chicken broth to the crockpot and stir gently.
- Place chicken on top of the rice mixture.
- In a small bowl, mix olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Pour mixture evenly over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is tender and rice is fully cooked.
- Fluff rice, gently mix, and garnish before serving.
Notes
- Gluten-free as written (verify chicken broth is gluten-free if necessary).
- You can use chicken thighs for juicier results or breasts for a lighter option.
- Optional garnish: chopped parsley and lemon slices for a fresh finish.
- If rice isn’t fully cooked after 4 hours, continue cooking on low in 30-minute increments until tender.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A
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