Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken with Rice

If you love Lemon Pepper Chicken then you will LOVE this Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken and Rice recipe!

If you LOVE lemony recipes, try my Lemon Chicken and Rice Soup.

How was your Christmas? I had a wonderful Christmas but I’m ready for my everyday uneventful life again. Today I am sharing my newest recipe for Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken with Rice. I have a similar recipe on the blog that is basil flavored, you can find that basil flavored recipe here. In this recipe the chicken is cooked for 6 hours on low, then I stir in Minute Brand rice, standard rice will not work in this recipe. I’ve found that Minute rice does the best in the slow cooker, it gets tender and has just the right consistency.

I cook the chicken with broth, lemon juice, butter, leeks and seasonings.

Here is what the chicken looks like after cooking for 6 hours on low.

Then I stir in 2 cups of Minute brand rice and cook for 25 additional minutes.

Pretty much a complete meal! I steamed broccoli for the side since that’s my daughter’s favorite vegetable. I hope you enjoy this recipe; I’ll have one more new recipe next week. Have a great weekend.

Slow Cooker Lemon Pepper Chicken and Rice

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A one pot meal with lemon chicken and rice.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 6 hours hours 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 7

Calories: 313kcal

Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

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  Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

• ▢ 1 3/4 cup chicken broth
• ▢ 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ▢ 1 cup diced leeks
• ▢ 1 Tbsp. garlic, chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ▢ 1 tsp. dried thyme
• ▢ 1/2 tsp. salt
• ▢ 1/4 tsp. pepper
• ▢ 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (trim any excess fat and discard)
• ▢ 3 Tbsp. salted butter, sliced

Add this at the end:

• ▢ 2 cups uncooked Minute Brand rice (do not use regular rice, it won’t turn out)

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Instructions:

• Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, leeks, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper to the slow cooker. Stir. Add the chicken thighs into the mixture.
• Add the butter on top of the chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
• When the six hours is up, stir in the Minute Brand rice. Cover and cook for an additional 25 minutes on LOW. Serve and enjoy!

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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet. Values below are for 1/7 of the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 518mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4.1mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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