Description
A comforting blend of chicken and rice cooked slowly in a creamy sauce, perfect for family dinners or meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs.)
- 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
- 1 packet Zesty Italian dressing mix (dry)
- 6 ounces softened cream cheese, cubed
- 3 cups cooked rice
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place the frozen chicken breasts at the bottom of your crockpot.
- Dot the chicken with cubes of butter.
- Sprinkle the Zesty Italian dressing mix over the chicken evenly.
- Cover the crockpot and set it to low heat, allowing it to cook for 6-8 hours until tender.
- Add the cubed cream cheese and continue to cook on low for an additional hour.
- Prepare rice according to package instructions.
- Once the chicken is done, stir shredded chicken into the creamy sauce and serve it over the warm rice, garnished with fresh parsley.
Notes
This dish freezes well; double the batch for busy weeknights.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 480
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg