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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Made this tonight for dinner since I knew it was going to be a very long afternoon in our house, then that way I didn’t have to worry about making dinner. Turned out really well, smelled yummy. The only thing was that I’ve never cooked w/ that type of rice before so it probably could’ve been simmering for a few more minutes. Had a few pieces of uncooked rice. But other than that was pretty good for a cheap meal! Thanks!
I made this yesterday-WONDERFUL. I don’t use my slow cooker as much in the summer but this really changed my mind. I used a different wild rice and it could have cooked a little longer, but I will adjust next time. Think I will try some other wild rice mixtures. Smelled wonderful and the chicked was so tender. Thanks for the recipe and your website.
Made this tonight also – except I made it on the stove because I didn’t get back from running errands in time to start the slow cooker. Turned out much better than I was expecting! I honestly didn’t think I’d like it much at all but I was really wanting to try something new, I had all the ingredients and I knew it would be “okay” if not great. But, boy, was I surprised! It’s really good! Thanks!
Christy, I LOVE your story of your daughter and the soapbox comments you made. I have a group of friends who are my cheering section, and I would love to e-mail the story and commentary to them. Any chance you would send me a copy of just the text so I could send it on? I will most definitely give you credit and send them to check out southern plate too!
BTW, I have made a dish much like this in my slow cooker, but used brown rice, and brown rice, my own spices, and the amounts of water for the rice and just let the whole thing cook together all day. It makes the rice a little soft, but yum and no cooking once I get home or worry that the rice will come out too crunchy.
This is soooo easy and good. I didn’t have wild rice so I used instant white rice which made this recipe even easier. Thanks for a great recipe.
Chrisy,
How size does the box of rice need to be?
Sandy
I make a chicken and wild rice casserole that has about the same ingredients (cream of chicken and sour cream) if this tast anything like the casserole then I am going to be a happy girl.
Hi Christy This sounds so simple, but I wonder if it will be just as good with another cream soup such as chicken or celery? I just do not like mushroom. I know its in my head, but gross! HAHA Let me know or if someone else has tried would love to know Have a great day and I love all your recipes and always share them with friends and family.
I used cream of chicken, Brenda. I don’t like the cream of mushroom either! And, if you read my post above, this is another keeper for our recipe files!
Thanks so much Cathy I am going to try it tomorrow night. I just love crock pot dinners because of my work schedule Kinda fix it and go~!!!
Brenda, I used cream of celery one time and LOVED it. I was out of mushroom soup and did not want to make a trip to the store just to buy one item…….my family actually liked it better!!! It is a GREAT and EASY recipe!!
[...] want to use the lower fat cream soup that’s fine in this. A lot of folks have been making my Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice with cream of chicken because they don’t care for cream of mushroom and that is great, too! [...]
We make this often at our house but either on the stove or in the oven. I’ll have to try it in the slowcooker next time, much less mess to clean up! We add a little red pepper to it for a nice little punch of heat.
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Made this for supper last night mainly because my whole family was coming home, but hours apart….easy to hold on warm! I doubled it for all 5 of us- 3 boys in the fam. I used one can of C or Chicken and one of C of Mushroom because that is what I had on hand. Oh my it was wonderful! Half of the fun was the delicious smell when I entered my house after work! Another 5 star recipe Christy! Thanks
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If you live where there are Harris Teeter and Food Lion grocery stores, the house brands of the long grain and wild rice are excellent. I have made a similar recipe using them and can’t tell the difference.
I made this tonight for dinner. O M Gosh!! There are just no words for how delicious this is!! My husband got the pouch of Uncle Ben’s instead of the box, but even w/ that it was still really good. I’m going to have to double this next time, there are not enough leftovers for all of us tomorrow, I think if I can hide the tupperware filled chicken & rice in the bottom drawer, I should be fine to have it all to myself tomorrow!! I used 5 breasts, cooked for 8 hours, chicken was a little dry, I’ll prob only cook for 7 next time. Thanks for a wonderful, super easy, DELICIOUS family recipe!!
Hey Christy, I’m sittin’ down eating this dish now, and it’s awesome!!! Gonna make this more often! Thank you so much!
[...] Living some months ago. My current favorite recipes of yours are your cinnamon rolls, and your slow cooker chicken and wild rice. YUM! Then … when I read your cookbook, I felt like I was reading about my own family. [...]
Love the old Corelle plate that displays your ingredients! I think everyone in the South has had that pattern at one time or another. My grandmother and my mother have it!
The first recipe of Southern Plate I have tried and it was the best flavored chicken.
I loved it
sounds great
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This is one of my favorite recipes but I changed and used the cream of chicken soup and I dearly loved this. You have some of the best recipes and I have used several from your book which I purchased before Christmas. I thank you for all of your great tips and great recipes.
Thank you so much Audrey! I am so glad that you are enjoying the recipes.
We are new to Southern Plate! We plan to stay . . . we love the site and the recipes! You do a great job! Our first recipe to try was Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice. It was delicious! We devoured a lot of it the first night and it was just as good re-heated for another meal!
I prepared this meal for my family last night and thought we would have some left over for tonight. WRONG! My two teenage sons tore it up! It was a huge hit so I need to thank you for this wonderful, inexpensive and very easy recipe.
Tonight, I’m preparing your BBQ chicken stew. I’m sure it will be a hit too. Right now, my house smells wonderful. I also need to send thanks to my sister in Midland, TX for directing me to your web site. Thanks, Sheila! I love it.
Making this tomorrow…looks wonderful and my family loves chicken and wild rice!!
I made this for guests from Ohio and they loved it! I added some matchstick carrots to the rice for color.
Oh my family LOVED LOVED LOVED this!! I am keeping the ingrdients on hand for those crazy days and need comfort food. Thanks so much for making it so easy to keep supper time delicious!! My family knows if they hear a new recipe came from southernplate.com it’s gotta be good!
We made this last night. I was out of cream of mushroom, but had a can of golden mushroom soup for some unknown reason. I gave it a shot, and it was delicious! My very picky husband can’t wait to have it again! Thanks for another great recipe!
We are making this tonite for dinner! Can’t wait!
Made this the other day and thought it was great! It was so easy that I am thinking of buying my 20 yr old son a crockpot and sending him some of your recipes. Maybe he can impress the ladies with his new found cooking skills! Thanks for all the great recipes!!!!!
I have not made this exact recipe, however, I make a similar one using frozen chicken breasts, 2-3 cans of cream soup-whatever I have on hand- and a pinch of dry thyme. After cooking on low all day, I shred the chicken using a fork. Separately I make white rice and corn. Serve the chicken over the rice. We call this Heather’s favorite chicken-YUM!
I got home later than expected and really wanted to have this for dinner tonight. Could I cook this on High instead of Low and cut the cook time in half? Thanks for your help!
Hey Jen! Just bake it in the oven on 350 for 30-45 minutes, or until tender, then add cooked rice
Thanks so much! Looking forward to eating this.
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I make something very similar that was a recipe on the box of the Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice box. Prepare the rice (the original recipe, not the quick cooking) per the instructions on the box and while it cooks, saute chunked up chicken breasts in a large skillet in either a little bit of oil or chicken broth if you’re being fat conscious. They both finish cooking at about the same time. Drain off any remaining broth from the chicken, combine it with the rice and stir in about a cup of sour cream – SO good! If there are any leftovers (doesn’t happen too often!), you’ll want to add a little more sour cream once it’s reheated. It doesn’t look as appetizing when re-heated but the new sour cream will refresh it.
I made this for dinner tonight and being so very, very easy was great! The fact that it tasted great was even better.
Hi Christy, I kicked up this recipe a little by browning the chicken with a nice sear on both sides, chopped up a little fresh rosemary and using Campbell’s Golden Mushroom soup. It made it very rich and hearty. Just before serving I sprinkled a little fresh parsley on top. YUM !!!! Thanks for this recipe.
Made this for the first time tonight, and the whole family loved it! Even my picky eaters gobbled it up. This one is going in the please-make-it-again-mom file!
I am so glad to hear that everyone loved it!!
Thank you so much for this site. I just found it and I am thrilled. We are mushroom lovers so I am making this tonight with Uncle Bens Wild Rice Mushroom. Its cooking now and smelling so good!
[...] Crockpot Chicken and Wild Rice- I am on the hunt for a chicken and rice crockpot recipe that allows me to dump it in the crockpot (rice and all) and it come out cooked 100%. So far every recipe I’ve tried gets all of the rice done, except the rice in the middle of the crockpot. I am wondering if it is because I am using a 6 qt instead of a 4 qt. I am so frustrated because I know there is a solution… I just have not found it yet. This week I am going to try this recipe from Southern Plate. It looks good, but it requires cooking the rice separately, which makes me sad because that defeats my purpose. But it does look tasty! [...]
Returned to this yummy crockpot meal after a lovely, fall drive. Smelled heavenly! I used leeks, added fresh rosemary, cooking sherry and mixed raisins and cranberrys. Sprinkled pecans on top before serving. Wonderful!
That sounds divine Donna!!! I am going to have to try it with the additions you added!!
Just a quicl question…i have a whole chicken.can i put the whole thing in the crock and should i use more than one can of soup since it’s bigger?after that i was going to debone it and return it to liquid in crock when adding rice??thought maub jt would b a boneless chicken and rice.lol.but i didnt want it to be too runny or too thick.what do ya ladies think?does any of that make sense??lol.help meeeeeee!!!
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How would this be with yellow rice??
This is easy and delish
I made this and had to put in some water with the chicken and because it like abosorbed all the cream of mushroom soup….maybe i should use more cream of mushroom?? Any help there it would be great