Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken and Rice Casserole
51 Comments Dec 12, 2016
Updated Nov 18, 2022
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Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken and Rice Casserole is a creamy and hearty dinner!
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Hi again! I’m back this week with this Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken and Rice Casserole. This casserole is packed full of flavor! I love casseroles with rice in them, they seem to have a comforting taste to them, probably the carbs, haha.
My mom made a rice casserole growing up that had chicken, cream of chicken soup, broccoli and cheese. Though this casserole has totally different flavors, it sure reminds me of the broccoli dish my mom would make, the same stick to your ribs, creamy type of casserole.
I don’t add the rice until the end, it’s this Farmhouse Spanish rice pictured below. I never add rice straight to the slow cooker, I either cook it separate then add it, or I use Minute rice. This time I cooked up boxed Spanish rice on the stovetop.
Below is the photo of the ingredients that get cooked for 6 hours: chicken, seasonings, soup, onion, Mexicorn, and jalapeño. If you don’t know what Mexicorn is, you can see what it looks like. Mexicorn is corn with red and green bell peppers added.
I cook the rice as directed on the package then stir it into the chicken and sauce in the slow cooker at the end of the cooking time. I also add cheese and sour cream.
I let that cook for 20 minutes more for the flavors to combine and to let the cheese melt.
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Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken and Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup , don't add water
- 1/2 cup diced white onion
- 11 oz. can Mexicorn, drained , (this is corn with peppers in it)
- 1 seeded jalapeno, minced
These ingredients are added at the end:
- 6 oz. box Farmhouse Spanish rice, (follow stove-top instructions)
- 14 oz. can diced tomatoes , needed to make the rice
- 2 Tbsp. salted butter, needed to make the rice
- 1 1/2 cups water, needed to make the rice
- 3 cups shredded sharp cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add the chicken to the slow cooker. Sprinkle over the pepper, garlic powder and chili powder.
- Spread over the cream of chicken soup. Add the onions, Mexicorn, and jalapeno. (DO NOT ADD RICE, CHEESE OR SOUR CREAM YET!)
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Towards the end of the cooking time start preparing the Farmhouse Spanish rice in a pan on the stove-top, you will need the diced tomatoes, butter and water to prepare. (If you use a different brand of Spanish rice use the ingredients listed on the box you buy)
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks, add the prepared rice, sour cream and 2 cups of the shredded cheese. Stir. Add remaining cheese on top and place the lid back on.
- Put the slow cooker on to HIGH and cook for an additional 20 minutes to let the flavors come together and to allow the cheese to melt.
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Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Here are my other favorite Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:
- Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy (without bacon)
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
- Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Red Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
- Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Fajitas
- Slow Cooker Alpine Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Very good! I make this and toss it in a tortilla, so yummy!!!
Wonderful! Not a big corn fan, so I substituted kidney beans, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Fantastic! Will definitely make this again! Thank you for such a tasty and easy dinner choice! ☺
I am printing this recipe now, but it might take awhile to cook it. With the coronavirus of all things that are hard to come by is the Spanish Rice. But I will look again today at the store. The recipe looks so good.
This is our new family favorite! Everyone in my house at it without complaining! I did not have time to cook on low for 6 hours so I cooked it on high for 4 hours and it turned out great!
nice!!!!!!
My wonder is how much is one serving, 1 cup, 2 cups,? I usually like to see and find recipes that will indicate how much 1 serving is so that I am not required to guess or wnd up measuring the entire prepared meal.
This will never be provided on this site. I apologize. The recipes are provided for free, if you need exact measurements for nutrition you will need to measure yourself.
I can’t find Farmhouse Spanish rice where I live. What can I substitute?
Any type of boxed rice about the same size will work fine.
Can you use an instant pot?
It would probably work fine 🙂
I normally always have sour cream and this time I don’t. Is it a must?
It should be fine!
Chipotle cheddar tortilla strips are amazing with it! I find them by the croutons and dressings at walmart.