Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken and Rice

Bowl of lemon garlic chiekn and rice, topped with parsley, feta and a lemon slice.

Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken and Rice

Crockpot chicken and rice is the ultimate cozy recipe. Tender chicken, slow cooked with broccoli, aromatics and finished with lemon and feta!

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chicken, Make Ahead, slow cooker

Servings:

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup long grain basmati rice
1.5 cup low sodium chicken broth
4 cloves garlic smashed
1 medium yellow onion diced
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 whole lemon both the juice and zest
2 cups broccoli cut into florets
1 cup feta cheese crumbled
1 bunch of parsley about 1 cup, chopped

Instructions

Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and set aside.
To your crockpot add rice, chicken broth, diced onion, smashed garlic, oregano and basil and stir.
Place the chicken on top of the rice mixture and drizzle with the juice of ½ of the lemon. Close the lid of the crockpot and cook on HIGH for about 2 hours or LOW for about 4-6 hours.
In the final 30 minutes of cooking (after 1 hour 30 minutes) add broccoli florets to the crockpot, close the lid and cook for the remaining 30 minutes.
Once done, remove the chicken from the crockpot and slice into bite sized pieces. Add it back into the crock pot along with the remaining lemon juice, lemon zest, feta cheese and parsley. Stir to combine and serve!

Notes

The chicken is fully cooked when a thermometer inserted into the thicket part reaches a temperature of 165F.

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