Slow-Cooker Southwestern Chicken and Brown Rice
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Slow-Cooker Southwestern Chicken and Brown Rice is the perfect cure to a busy lifestyle. I feel like I’m always in a hurry. I’m always pressed for time and running to accomplish my next “to-do.” I rarely skip out on my meal prep. Slow-cooker recipes often save me! It is so simple to just pile your ingredients in a pot, set the timer, and come back later when you have time.
Calories: 371 Fat: 7G Net Carbs: 42G Protein: 30G
I am obsessed with slow-cooker liners! These liners from Amazon really save so much time. Less cleaning is key!
If I am meal prepping, I usually load all of the ingredients into the slow-cooker early on Sunday morning.
By that evening I have returned to this! From here, I can load it up into portioned meal prep containers for the week. If I prep this meal on a weekday, I add everything to the pot before work. Then I come home to the perfect weeknight meal!
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Slow-Cooker Southwestern Chicken and Brown Rice
Slow-Cooker Southwestern Chicken and Brown Rice is a quick and easy recipe with chicken, rice, and creamy cheese.
Ingredients
- 8 oz chicken breast
- 8 oz tomato sauce canned
- 1/2 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup red onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup brown long-grain rice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups water
- 1 can Rotel
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1 cup low-fat shredded Mexican cheese
- 1 can reduced-fat sodium black beans
- 1/2 can whole kernel corn
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Line a crockpot with a crockpot liner.
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Add all of the ingredients, except the cheese, to the crockpot and stir.
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Cover and allow it to cook for 4 and 1/2 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
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Remove the chicken from the pot and shred. Add the chicken and shredded cheese to the pot and stir.
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Serve!
Marjie Mare
January 11, 2018 @ 4:20 pm
This is really good and such a time savior. I do need to get myself one of those crock pots.
Fashion Wanderer
January 11, 2018 @ 5:36 pm
look delicious! can’t wait to prepare it for myself!
Glenda
January 11, 2018 @ 7:40 pm
Now this is my type of meal! I love how easy it is to make and it is healthy. Thank you for the recipe!
Tonya
January 11, 2018 @ 9:51 pm
ARE YOU SERIOUS with all of that cheesy goodness! Oh my god, I am not supposed to eat after 10pm but this post has me feeling SO hungry. Hm…perhaps dinner for tomorrow?
Stephanie
January 12, 2018 @ 8:51 am
This sounds absolutely delicious! I love slow-cooker meals for those busy days that we all have! I am going to have to try this one soon.
Angela Tolsma
January 12, 2018 @ 9:25 am
I had no idea there was crockpot liners! Definitely something I will need to find when I invest again in a crockpot! This meal looks so good, I think my husband would love it.
Destany
January 12, 2018 @ 7:31 pm
I love making dinner with my slow cooker, and ever since I discovered liners, it’s been heaven! So simple.
Danielle Faith
January 13, 2018 @ 8:57 am
Slow cookers are the best thing ever. My boyfriend has one and he makes the best food things with it!
Sarah
January 13, 2018 @ 4:36 pm
Wow! I love this recipe. It is one of the recipes that you don’t even think of doing in the slow cooker. Lately recipe with a slower cooker is a huge win for me!
Jazmin Williams
January 13, 2018 @ 7:05 pm
I love our slowcooker, I can’t recommend one enough to people. This looks like such a delicious recipe!
Kim
January 13, 2018 @ 7:48 pm
This recipe looks super yummy! I need to make this for my family!
Melissa
January 13, 2018 @ 10:21 pm
I love slow cooker recipes. It’s something I totally need for my anything but slow life! This recipe looks really delicious!
Ananda
January 14, 2018 @ 1:03 am
I love slow cooker one-pot meals! this looks so yummy, brown rice is our fav to use!
Prajakta Sharma
January 14, 2018 @ 10:33 am
I am a vegetarian but my cousin loved your recipe. He loves chicken and will be trying it next weekend.