Description
Slow Cooker Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice is a wholesome, flavorful crockpot recipe with tender chicken, zesty lemon, and fragrant herbs paired with fluffy rice — perfect for healthy family meals or summer dinners.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
1. In the slow cooker, combine rice, chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
2. Place the chicken thighs on top of the rice mixture.
3. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.
4. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve the chicken over the rice, garnished with fresh parsley.
Notes
Avoid stirring during cooking to prevent mushy rice.
If using brown rice, add ½ cup more broth and extend cooking time by 1-2 hours.
Searing the chicken before slow cooking adds extra flavor.
This dish can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 6 hrs (low) / 3 hrs (high)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Healthy Crockpot
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: —
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: —
- Unsaturated Fat: —
- Trans Fat: —
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: —