Description
Tender chicken, fluffy rice, and bright lemony herbs — all cooked together in the slow cooker! 🍋🍗 Perfect for a hands-off, flavorful weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker with a little olive oil or cooking spray.
- Place rice in the bottom of the slow cooker and pour in chicken broth.
- Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Place on top of the rice.
- Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice over the chicken, then sprinkle lemon zest on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours or HIGH for 2–3 hours until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.
- Garnish with fresh parsley before serving. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
💡 Tip: Add vegetables like carrots, peas, or broccoli during the last hour of cooking for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Slow Cooker, Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: slow cooker chicken and rice, lemon herb chicken, easy crockpot dinner, weeknight meal, one-pot meal