Slow Cooker Lemon-Garlic Chicken and Rice

Description

This slow cooker chicken and rice dish is a perfect set-it-and-forget-it meal for the cooler months.

Ingredients

  • 1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken broth
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 8 (5 ounce) bone-in chicken thighs
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 ½ cups uncooked white rice
  • 2 cups sliced carrots
  • 1 pinch chopped fresh parsley, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Turn a slow cooker to High. Combine chicken broth
  2. lemon juice
  3. garlic
  4. garlic powder
  5. and cayenne in the bottom of the cooker until mixture heats through
  6. about 5 minutes.
  7. In the meantime
  8. heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of chicken thighs with salt and pepper and place in the hot skillet. Cook
  9. turning occasionally
  10. until crisp on both sides
  11. 5 to 7 minutes total. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
  12. Turn slow cooker to Low and add rice
  13. carrots
  14. and chicken. Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear
  15. about 4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins

Servings: 6

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