Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken and Rice Casserole
38 Comments Feb 18, 2019
Updated Oct 28, 2023
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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken and Rice Casserole has the flavors of green chile enchiladas but with rice instead of tortillas.
If you love to try new enchilada style dishes, also try my sour cream enchilada casserole and chicken enchilada pasta recipes.
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Hello! I am very excited to share this new recipe with you today. A friend on YouTube, Cooking with Kory asked if I wanted to make a crock pot casserole with a few other other YouTubers today and of course I had to say yes. Search #crockpotcasserole on YouTube and see what everoone else has made.
This recipe has the flavors of green chile chicken enchiladas but I used rice instead of tortillas. One of my mom’s signature dishes was green chile enchiladas which was my inspiration for this.
This Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken and Rice Casserole was sooo good. Another great recipe that the leftovers heat up very well. I hope you enjoy it! Have a great week.
Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken and Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- 1 small white onion, , diced
- 1 poblano pepper,, diced (about 1/2 cup)
- 19 oz. can green enchilada sauce
Add these ingredients at the end:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese,, divided
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion
- 3 cups hot cooked white rice
Instructions
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker. Sprinkle over the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and chili powder over the chicken. Add the onion, poblano pepper. Pour over the enchilada sauce.
- Cover and cook for 6-8 hours on the low setting.
- When the cooking time is done, shred the chicken with two forks. Add the sour cream, half cup of the cheese and the green onion. Stir. Add the cooked rice and stir. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
- Place the lid back on and cook for 15 more minutes or until the cheese is melted. If your rice has cooled and not hot, you will need to cook longer about 45 minutes on high.
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So good! My ex and I used to make this all of the time. 10/10 recommend. So flavorfull!
Can I put uncooked rice in crockpot?
I don’t recommend it unless it’s minute rice. Standard rice doesn’t seem to cook up correctly in the slow cooker.
Can this recipe be baked in the oven? Approximately long?
I don’t test my recipes in the oven, so I am unsure.
I usually make rice in the Instant Pot. Do you know how much uncooked regular long-grain white rice would yield 3 cups cooked rice?
I believe it’s one cup of rice.
1 part rice to 2 parts water.
We don’t like to use our oven in the summer. Always looking for slow cooker ideas. I substituted Pobalnos for mild green chilies. Can’t do the heat.
This was a hit and will definitely be a go to for the winter as well. Would have take a picture, but the family started diving in before I had a chance.
This was super easy and very delicious! Hit the spot on a cold wintery night. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, I am wanting to make this tomorrow night and was wondering if I could use the frozen cauliflower rice in place of the rice in this recipe? Can not wait to make this. We love all things green chili ❤️
You could if you are used to the taste. I would steam it first then add it.
This was a hit at our outdoor birthday party yesterday. I also added a small can of diced chilis. I saw many going back for more. I would make this again.
Could you do this for 3 to 4 hours on low instead?
You can do 3-4 on high with no problems!
Love this recipe