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The rich flavor of French Onion, creamy cheese, rice, and tender chicken come together to make a delicious and easy weeknight meal. This Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken is a complete dump-and-go meal, so just throw it all in the crockpot and serve it in a bowl once you’re ready to eat.
Ingredients for Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken
This meal is a pantry staple wonder. Most of these ingredients have a permanent spot on my pantry shelf or are sitting in my freezer as we speak. I like to grab a few of each ingredient so I can make this when I don’t have anything fresh in my fridge. We all just need a go-to easy meal that uses shelf-stable ingredients.
- yellow onion
- chicken breasts
- jasmine or white rice
- onion soup mix (just a packet of onion soup that you find in the soup aisle, Lipton or a generic brand is fine)
- beef broth
- canned French onion soup (yes, this is a thing! go to the canned soup aisle and you’ll find it)
- provolone cheese
- crispy fried onions (you can usually find these with the other salad toppers like croutons)
How to Make Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken
Grease a slow cooker with nonstick spray or use a slow cooker liner if you want easy cleanup.
Add the chicken, onion, rice, onion soup mix, beef broth, and can of French onion soup to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Cover with the lid and cook on LOW for 5 hours or HIGH for 3 hours, or until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through.
For many of my slow cooker recipes, the longer they cook the better they end up. This is one that you want to set a timer for. Don’t overcook or the rice will be mushy. You might want to check every hour just to make sure everything is cooking properly.
Once cooked, place the slices of provolone cheese on top of the chicken, and sprinkle the fried onions on top. Cover with the lid and cook for an additional 10 minutes to melt the cheese. You can serve this with a salad or side of steamed vegetables.
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Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken
4-5
servings10
minutes3-5
hoursThe rich flavor of French Onion, creamy cheese, rice, and tender chicken come together to make a delicious and easy weeknight meal.
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Ingredients
1 large yellow onion, sliced
2 large chicken breasts (or 1.5 lbs)
1 1/2 cups jasmine OR white rice, uncooked
1 packet onion soup mix, such as Lipton
3 cups beef broth
10 oz can French onion soup
6 slices provolone cheese
1/2 cup French fried onions
Directions
- Spray the inside of a large slow cooker with non-stick spray. Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker, followed by the onion, rice, onion soup mix, beef broth, and can of French onion soup.
- Cover with the lid and cook on LOW for 5 hours or HIGH for 3 hours, or until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through. Don’t overcook or the rice will be mushy.
- Once cooked, place the slices of provolone and the fried onions on top. Cover with the lid and cook on LOW for 10 minutes to melt the cheese. Enjoy!
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Flavors were great, but 5 hours on low must have been way too long because the rice was mushy.
Next time, I’ll just cook the rice separately.
I remember now it was actually 4 hours on low. Maybe my slow cooker runs a bit hotter. If it helps anyone else, I have a Crock Pot brand 6 qt programmable slow cooker.
I added NO SALT. I love salt, but this was so, so salty
Absolutely loved it!
I have not had much luck with rice added to recipes in the crockpot. I think I will make it and serve rice on the side.
Loved this recipe. I made it with three large chicken breasts instead of two – I wanted a little more protein – and it was scrumptious.
Can you cook the rice separately , if you cannot time it exactly?
Can this be frozen please? Am making this today as it looks really appetising.
This came out so good me and my family really enjoyed it, I put it in a blender for my one year old and he couldn’t get enough of it lol