Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice – and YOUR Cheering Section!
“Mama, can I go sing in the sun room?”
“Of course you can, Katy Rose” I answered her from where I was standing at the sink, not taking the time to glance over.
“Well, can you open the door for me?”
“Can’t you open the sun room door by yourself?”
“Mama, I’m trying to carry my audience!”
I looked over to find her sporting a very serious face while struggling to hold a baby doll, Mickey Mouse, and plush Tigger half her size. I melted.
What a wise girl. She gets ready to entertain and handpicks her audience to boot! As I finished working in the kitchen to the sound of her singing I couldn’t help but think there was a life lesson to be learned from my youngest.
~Pulls out her well worn soapbox and steps up as she clears her throat~
Katy's Cheering Section
We all need our own cheering section from time to time, to offer a little encouragement at the start of a new day or give us a consoling hug at the end of a particularly hectic one.
You know, its okay to want someone to cheer you on, to have someone to tell you at the end of the day that you “done good”. Its also perfectly okay to seek that out or to just come right out and say “I need a little encouragement today”.
So often we’re tempted to say things like “I hate this day, I wish it would end”, expressing our frustration and inadvertently spreading negativity (it is contagious, you know) when I really think what we are trying to do is find that one person to offer a smile or a word of praise when we need it most.
Sometimes we forget how effective it can be to just say “Ya know, I could use some encouragement if you’ve got a minute”.
Needing encouragement is normal and it is expected, but I think its easier to lose sight of that in these days of interacting with the world from behind a computer screen. We don’t think to reach out and end up depriving ourselves of the chance to have our own cheering section when we need it most.
The thing is, when you let your family and friends encourage you, it puts you in a better place to give back to them. It’s not being selfish, it’s being human – and a better human at that. Anyway, just what was on my mind today courtesy of the wisdom of a five year old who has the foresight to handpick her audience. 
Set up your own cheering section today and while you’re at it, make sure you’re a part of someone else’s cheering section as well.
~steps down and stows the soapbox back in the cabinet behind the pots and pans~
Now on to our recipe. Have you ever eaten something that just made your stomach happy? Well this one makes mine about as happy as a pig in slop! It’s just so good. It’s incredibly easy, too, and perfect for folks who head off to busy days and want a good supper waiting on them when they get home. The ingredients are simple, the recipe is easy, and the results are good. I reckon that just about says it all.
You’ll need: Chicken breasts, cream of mushroom soup, an onion (I’m using a Vidalia), and a box of long grain and wild rice with seasonings.
You can use bone in or boneless chicken breasts. If you find yourself a little low on chicken, cut each breast into three strips. That way just three chicken breasts will yield nine pieces of chicken, more than enough for four people.
Remember, in the good old days folks could stretch the scrawniest chicken to feed a family of ten!
*I am using the Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice here and I haven’t seen a generic for it that has the seasoning packet so I stick with name brand on this one because that seasoning packet seasons this dish to perfection and makes it just taste sooooooo good!
Place your chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker and sprinkle your chopped onion over them.
Oh, I forgot to tell you to chop your onion…so I’m telling you to do that now. On second thought, I’m asking nicely .
Cover that with your cream of mushroom soup
I know it is strange for me to be using name brand soup here but I have a good reason. Last year around Thanksgiving I got cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups on sale for 50 cents a can so I bought a case of each. I have these hoarding issues when it comes to finding good deals, which have been passed down from my father, a man who once found tuna fish on sale and bought so much that we had an entire closet filled with nothing but canned tuna. This would have been a lot more helpful, of course, if we had been a family who actually ate tuna.
If you don’t have soup on hand, just go get generic. You’ll save anywhere from twenty to fifty cents a can (possibly more) and when you have a buggy full of groceries taking twenty cents off here and there can really add up fast!
Cook that on low for 7 – 8 hours.
Then, before serving make your rice according to package directions.
You can also make this rice the night before and put it in the fridge.
Before serving, stir in your rice.
Voila!
OH MY YUM!
This is so stinking good!
Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (Can use fewer, can use bone-in or boneless)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 box Long Grain and Wild Rice with Seasonings (I use Uncle Ben's)
Instructions
- Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion over top. Top with cream soup. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours. Cook rice according to package directions*. Before serving, stir rice in. Serve hot.
- *Can cook rice the night before and place in refrigerator. Before serving, stir cold rice in and let cook for another ten minutes or until rice is heated through.
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (Can use fewer, can use bone-in or boneless)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 box Long Grain and Wild Rice with Seasonings (I use Uncle Ben's)
Instructions
- Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion over top. Top with cream soup. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours. Cook rice according to package directions*. Before serving, stir rice in. Serve hot.
- *Can cook rice the night before and place in refrigerator. Before serving, stir cold rice in and let cook for another ten minutes or until rice is heated through.
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on Aug 19 2010. Filed under Chicken, Crock Pot, Main Course, Misc, Quick&Easy.
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This looks SO good! Perfect weeknight dinner. I am adding it to my menu! Thanks!
Thank YOU Steph!
So simple, but it looks very yummy. I love cream of mushroom soup.
Hey Su! Been thinking about you! How is that boyfriend doing and where are you going on your next world adventure?
Hello Christy! I can very happily say that last week I made pound cake and this time it was perfect, and I had him call his ‘mom’ to tell her, just so that she would know I wasn’t just a banana pudding girl! hehe
My next adventure…..I would like to be back in the States next year because I think he may be going home to visit everyone. I know he misses home and I sure don’t mind tagging along!
Hmmmm…..doesn’t sound half bad at all!
hehe Sounds yummy actually! Now if I only had a slow-cooker! lol
~pinches Michael, pushes him down into a chair, and sets a plate of chicken and rice before him~ Jes eat…
~grins~
What Michael… ….no slow cooker?
There’s a law against that here in good old SC.
Why didn’t I think of that ? I have done this before but put the rice in with the chicken to cook. The rice turned out mussy. Your idea looks much better. Thanks for sharing.
I made this on Saturday. I didn’t have any Uncle Ben’s, but I did have plenty of brown and wild rice. I started soaking it when I put the other ingredients in the pot. Then about an hour before I planned to eat, I drained the rice and threw it in. I just had to use extra water and make up my own seasoning (curry powder and veggie soup mix). It turned out great!
Sounds like your resourcefulness resulted in a winner for your family!!!!
As my kids would say “You ROCK!”
Gratefully,
Christy
Hi Christy and my Southern Plate Family! Thanks for another great recipe to give a try. If I didn’t have my crockpot-OOPS!– I mean slo-o-o-w cooker– full of pinto beans, I’d give it a whirl for supper tonite! I HAD to laugh over the tuna and Daddy Jordan taking advantage of tuna on sale. My brother and I share an apt. and one week he came home from shopping with 22 (Y-y-y-e-e-s-s-s 22!) boxes of pumpkin spice instant pudding & pie filling for 30 cents/box. A few weeks later he was diagnosed diabetic and we have 21 boxes left! LOL! Have a great rest of the day…BTW I miss your little Good Morning video
Is there a way for me to find it?
G’MORNIN’ Christy! Just found your Good Morning video on YouTube!! I STILL get a kick out of seeing it! Hope you have a great day! B’bye ‘talk’ to y’a later…
Christy, the part about your Dad buying the tuna reminds me of the time my mother got Showboat brand pork & beans for 5 cents a can. I don’t remember how many cases of those beans she bought but it took me a long time to like pork and beans after I grew up. A baloney sandwich and pork and beans–YUMMM! Feel a hug from me.
I might try this over the weekend and let it cook while I’m doing chores. I’d love to make it during the week, but I have to be gone 9 1/2 hours for work and the last time I cooked in the crockpot with minimal liquid it all cooked off and the chicken scorched a bit so now I’m a little leery! The darn slow cookers these days all have holes in the lid and I think that lets more liquid escape!
This is very similar to a recipe that was in Southern Living almost 2 years ago. It calls for cream cheese and a packet of Italian dressing mix along with the cream of mushroom soup. It is DELICIOUS! BTW, I have that same crock pot and I love it!
This sounds sooo yummy! It is really similar to something I already make. The only difference is that I add a block of cream cheese and instead of using the rice seasoning packet, I use a packet of dry Italian salad dressing mix. My family loves the way I make it but I’m gonna’ try it your way this weekend – I’m sure it’ll be a big hit. Whenever I make something really good, my hubby always asks if it came from your website!
Thanks Christy. I have been using my slow cooker alot this summer. We love chicken in any form and this sounds yummy and very easy.How wonderful to walk into the house after a busy day and get greeted by an aroma that this is sure to produce. Open up a bagged salad, slice some crusty bread and you are on the way “hawg heaven” And with slow cooker liners, clean up will be a breeze.I for one, would love to see more slow cooker recipes.
I sure do appreciate all the time and energy you put into “SouthernPlate” and I LOVE Mama Janices’s input. You both would fit into my family just fine.!!!
Christy-
Do you have any idea how this (or other rice dishes) will freeze? I have a food saver and it is good for freezing most things but I’m not sure about rice. I want to make it this weekend and here lately, I’ve been doubling all recipes and freezing half (since I’m already getting my pots and pans dirty) because I’ll have a new baby in about 2 weeks and don’t plan on cooking much after he gets here!
Bless you and your family Christy!
I really do feel as though I’m part of the “family”, and your stories always ring a bell with me, and I can remember similar things from my childhood.
I make something similar–the rice, cooked chicken, a white sauce, onions, and water chestnuts, all mixed up in a casserole and baked. I can even “hide” spinach in there, nad it all gets eaten. It’s a long time family favorite–I remember my mom making it in the early 80s. Good stuff, that rice!
Betsy — We make something very similar here except it also has pimentos and french cut green beans. Made it this past weekend! Sooo good! I have had the recipe forever.. my mom made it when I was a wee one and that was eons ago!
OH, PLEASE TELL ME YOUR RECIPE. I KNOW WHAT YOU R TALKING ABOUT. A LOCAL EATERY MAKES IT, BUT I CANT REMEMBER WHAT SHE CALLS IT. I HAD IT ONE DAY AND LOOKED ALL OVER FOR THE RECIPE, I EVEN EMAILED ASKING CHRISTY IF SHE HAD IT.
Hey Christy, did u send this recipe out to your subscribers? Cause I didn’t get it in an e-mail, and I looked through my trash and still didn’t see it, thinking maybe I had deleted it! I was looking on here for something else and came across it. Sure does look good! I’m gonna send it to my Mama. She’s all about crock-pot recipes!
This dish sounds good!
For those of you who might have a few too many cans of tuna, or boxes of pudding mix, pass it on! Almost every community in the United States has a Community Pantry, or Food Shelf, or as ours is called, a “Lord’s Pantry.” Pass it on! Please don’t let the items go out of date at home, when they could help someone else!
The economy may be improving for some people, but not for everyone.
This is SOOOOO good!!! I made it yesterday and my picky carnivores LOVED it!!! It’s going in the regular dinner rotation, along with your Chicken and Dumplings!!!
HUGE hit with the family tonight after a wonderful, long day at the local water park! Unfortunately, I set my slow cooker on “High” and we were gone longer than expected, but it still came out wonderfully! Added some sour cream to the cooked down mushroom soup to make it stretch a little further and then added in the rice. EVERYONE had seconds!
This one is going to become a staple in our household for sure!
I’ve got to try this one….looks delish!
OH I can not wait to make this, in fact, I knew that there was a recipe on here just waiting for me to make for din din tomorrow! I love wild rice. Chicken breast can be a little tough sometimes, but this looks like it will be great!
This looks great and I cannot wait to make it. I’m sure it looks as great as is tastes!
FYI If you have a Kroger grocery store in your area, they have a store brand Long Grain and Wild rice with a seasoning packet that is as good as Uncle Ben’s and cheaper unless you have a coupon.
HOW COOL!!! Thank you SO MUCH for letting me know this! I hit the Kroger often and will look for it!
Gratefully,
Christy
Christy,
Can you use chicken and wild rice from uncle bens instead of plain long grain rice? I have it in the pantry and dont want to go purchase more but would love your opinion.
Thanks
Stefen
Would it be an option to start with uncooked long grain rice in the slow cooker? Maybe add in a cup of water so the rice will have something to soak up? Thanks much!
Just love your stories….especially with Katy Bug!!! This sounds wonderful…but I think that I may try it with my new toy….my electric pressure cooker that my Mom got for me and our family. Do you have any more recipes that I could convert over for it??? I have had to go back to working full time and really using my pressure cooker a lot right now. Thank you for any ideas.
I do the entire recipe in the crockpot but use rice a roni because my grankids do not like the wild rice. Just as good.
Do you add any liquid to your slow cooker to dilute the cream soup? Wild rice is practically a staple in MN because it grows wild, and I have a similar recipe. Only I use one can of cream of mushroom and one can of cream of chicken, but that receipe adds milk as well.
I love your recipes and the joy you find in your children. I feel compelled to share the joy in how I felt when I read the letter of love that my 17 year old grandaughter wrote for her mother (my daughter):
. 2nd, rasing me to be the young lady I am today. 3rd, for always believing in me for what ever I wanted or want to do with my life. 4th, even though I know we don’t always see eye to eye you’re always there to help when asked. 5th, you have always been there for me no matter what. 6th, You have taught me to be strong and stand up for what I believe in. 7th, you told me I don’t have to change for anybody and to always be myself. 8th, My biggest joy is putting a smile on your face with the stupidest jokes out there (but you always smile). 9th, While you are reading this you won’t be judging my on my spelling cause you know I’m bad at it. LOL.
.11th- You have the biggest heart out there and I am thankfull to be a section in your heart. 12th- I wouldn’t want to make a mid-night Taco Bell run with anyone else. 13th- You have done an amazing job rasising 4 strong smart young ladies. 14th- I look more like you, enough said 
. 15th- You are not only loved dearly from your family but your friends are lucky to have you. 16th- So I guess you can see, I have a lot to say. I could never thank you enough for everthing you have done for all of us girls. 17thh- I love you 
. Seventeen facts for 17 wonderful years of my life with a wonderful mother 
Thank you
Mom, I have so much I would like to thank you for . First off, would have to be giving birth to me
10th- you are so beautiful inside and out, I am blessed to be a part of your life to experence your wonderfulness everyday
Love the sound of this one! Always a pleasure to see emails with your recipes & stories
Thank you for sharing!!
…out of the mouths of babes! Thanks, I needed that.
Just so you know, this conglomeration is sitting in my crockpot cooking now…. supper should be a real treat tonight!!
My overloy thrifty grandfather once bought the entire cart of 10 cent dented cans at the grocery store. Not a label in sight. He later found out the the entire lot was salmon. He ate salmon practically everyday until it was gone. I like salmon but not that much.
I was sitting here looking for some way to use the chicken breast I have thawed. Now I see this easy recipe and have it cooking away..thanks for a easy way to fix things..I have used many of your ideas
Christy,
I just love you! You never disappoint with your recipe posts. Can’t wait to make this for Sunday supper! Thanks again!
I make a recipe like this but it’s a casserole. Look up Southern Living’s Chicken and Wild Rice casserole, It’s good enough for company.
Thank You Christy, I couldn’t figure out wher emy sunny side up went to..and when I read this…I knew…I had forgotten to assemble my cheering section to give me that appreciation so sorelly needed in this old world. Tell katy, she can borrow my stuffed critters anytime she needs to fill a few chairs. God bless you, your family and your home. mary
Christy. I know this is totally off topic, but I had to let you know how much I loved ol’ 6’2″ today. She is hilarious!!
Love,
Laine
Christy, I have been making this since 1986 but not in crockpot. Rice is in the angelfood boxes this month as well! Uncle Ben’s has a coupon any time you go on their website. I just posted a status on fb that we women should learn to do unto ourselves what we do unto others. I love the thought.
Christy,
My parents loved this recipe. They would crank up the flavor by adding 8oz of sour cream about 30 minutes before serving being sure it is heated through.
Emma
I do the same but with boneless chicken thighs and use brown rice for a lower GI to keep blood sugar lower. I always find white rice spikes my sugars. I also love Emma’s idea about the sour cream
LOL!
The story about your Dad and the tuna was priceless. But I know that feeling. Something magical about the word “SALE” and staples such as canned goods. Funny that I got your yummy recipe a day after I made raw long grain rice with broccoli cheese soup (leftover home-made) mixed with onion soup mix and chicken leg quarters on top. I like to think of myself as the queen of recycling leftovers. Will have to definitely give yours a try as I love Uncle Ben’s wild rice mixes and I always keep a can of Campbell’s versatile cream of mushroom soup on hand…just in case.
P.S. Katy Rose is precious. She gave me an awwwwww moment.
I just recently found your wonderful website, and I love it! Thank you so much for this yummy recipe — and thanks even more for the beautiful story!
This sounds so good — gotta try it.
I’m new to your website and this is the first recipe of yours that I’ve tried. It was FABULOUS! No one would ever guess how simple it was to make. It made me feel like a 5-star chef!
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Also, I LOVE that you show pictures of the assembly— it helps a lot! I’m looking forward to figuring out what I’m going to try next! Thank you, Christy, I’m your newest fan!!!
This sounds wonderful… true comfort food! I am heading to the grocery store tomorrow so that we can have it for dinner tomorrow night! Thanks for sharing!!!
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I just made this and it is so wonderful. I boiled a couple of cups of frozen chopped broccoli and added to it. I can’t wait to see what my hubby thinks about it when he take it for lunch later on today. I loved it so much I wanted to lick my plate. LOL
I tried this recipe ( I love crock pot recipes) and it was so bland…..no taste at all….BUT, I used a pack of brown rice. I went back and looked at the recipe again, and I forgot to use rice with the seasoning pack! Stupid me. So, next time ‘ll try the seasoning pack. Love all your recipes, can’t wait for the book!
I made this earlier this week and we loved it!! I couldn’t believe how tender the chicken was. I am definitely going to try the Kroger brand rice next time to save some $. Thanks for a great and easy recipe!
i have it in crockpot now .
I made this the other night and it was a total hit! Best part was that I really didn’t have to “cook” dinner after a long day at work. Thanks for all the easy, delicious recipes!