Tips to Make Unbeatable Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken thighs

Bone-in thighs are often cheaper and add more flavor.

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is healthier but may require longer cooking.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a less expensive cooking oil.

Add 3 cups of chicken stock to the slow cooker.

Add turmeric and black pepper to the chicken stock and mix through.

Add 3 sliced carrots to the mixture in the slow cooker and mix evenly.

Heat olive oil in a pan on high flame.

Add chicken thighs to the pan presentation side down and season with a pinch of salt and a little ground black pepper.

Color the chicken thighs in the pan without cooking them through, turning them to get some color on both sides.

Transfer the chicken thighs into the rice mixture in the slow cooker, pushing them down slightly into the rice.

In the same pan, add sliced onion and sauté until they become transparent and start to take on color, about 3 minutes.

Add bay leaves and fresh thyme to the onions and toss them around.

Add minced garlic to the pan, being careful not to burn it, and keep the heat high.

Deglaze the pan with 1 cup of white wine, scraping the bottom to lift the flavors.

Pour the onion and wine mixture into the slow cooker, spreading it evenly among the chicken and rice.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours.

Remove the fresh herbs from the slow cooker after 2 hours.

Take out half of the chicken thighs and place them on a plate, leaving the other half in the rice.

Add defrosted peas to the slow cooker and stir the rice gently, being careful not to break it up.

Return the remaining chicken thighs to the slow cooker and break them into large pieces.

Cover and cook for another 15 minutes to heat through before serving.

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