Grammy's Recipe Book Mains

Slow Cooker Mushroom Chicken & Rice

Prep
15 min
Cook
3 hr 30 min
Total
3 hr 45 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for Slow Cooker Mushroom Chicken & Rice
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As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

[in red ink]
Slowcooker
Mushroom Chicken + Rice

1 1/2 skinless, boneless [crossed out] chicken
thighs
1 tsp oregano
1 TBSP minced garlic
1 cup sliced onions
2 cups mushrooms

1 15 oz canned chick broth
3 cups instant rice
S & P

Season chix
Place in pot
Add onions mushrooms & chick broth
Cover cook on high 3 hours
Stir in rice + continue cooking 30 min
until rice is cooked thru

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • 1½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup sliced onions
  • 2 cups mushrooms
  • 1 (15-ounce) can chicken broth
  • 3 cups instant rice

Method

  1. Season the chicken with the oregano, garlic, salt and pepper, and place it in the slow cooker.
  2. Add the onions, mushrooms and chicken broth.
  3. Cover and cook on high 3 hours.
  4. Stir in the rice and keep cooking about 30 minutes, until the rice is cooked through.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Creamy

    Stir in ½ cup sour cream or a splash of heavy cream with the rice.

  • Brown the chicken

    Sear the seasoned thighs in a skillet for 3 minutes per side first for more flavor.

  • Add greens

    Stir in a few handfuls of baby spinach at the end until wilted.

  • Herbs

    Swap the oregano for thyme and finish with parsley and Parmesan.