Description
A comforting dish featuring tender chicken and fragrant herbs, slow-cooked to perfection with rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless chicken thighs or breasts
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 cup peas
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients by chopping herbs and vegetables, and zesting the lemon.
- Layer the chicken in the slow cooker, pour in the broth, followed by rice, garlic, and lemon zest. Add carrots and peas around the chicken.
- Season with salt, pepper, thyme, and rosemary. Squeeze half the lemon juice over the ingredients and reserve the other half.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours until chicken is tender and rice absorbs the broth.
- Check for doneness 30 minutes before serving, ensuring the chicken shreds easily.
- Finish by stirring in the remaining lemon juice and fresh parsley just before serving.
Notes
For a vegetarian option, substitute chicken with tofu and use vegetable broth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: slow cooker, lemon chicken, herb chicken, comforting meal, family recipe