This Chicken Rice Crock Pot Recipe makes a filling and nutritious soup. Simmer chicken breasts with wild and regular rice with crunchy celery and onions.
The chicken breasts are cut into bite-sized pieces, so no need for forks and knives.
This makes a terrific pot-luck or buffet dish. A soup this hearty with just a simple salad may be all that guests needs for a perfect work-day ending.
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- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup wild rice
- 1/2 cup regular long grain rice
- cooking spray
- 1 1/2 quarts chicken broth
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- Season the chicken breasts with the kosher salt and black pepper, and then cut them in bite-sized pieces.
- Turn the crock pot on high and spray the bottom with several spritzes of cooking spray. Add the wild and regular rice, stir to coat all the grains, and cover the pot, stirring occasionally. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- When the rice has browned a little, and the chicken and turn the heat to low.
- Whisk together the chicken broth with the celery, onion, dried thyme and crushed red chili. Pour over the chicken and rice, cover the pot, and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours.
Food For Thought – Add a few garnishes to the finished soup to make it really special. A dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of chopped chives or scallions would be perfect.
You can use your imagination for additions to this soup. Make it your recipe!
Good To Know – You can use all regular rice or all wild rice. Just make sure you have enough broth to make this a soup, not a stew.
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