Crock Pot Chicken Wild Rice Casserole

Submitted by Chef #3081956

"This delicious and homey one dish meal is very rich and easy. I love how the wild rice cooks in the crock pot, absorbing the flavors of the other ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 14 ounces condensed chicken broth
• 1 1⁄3 cups water
• 10 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
• 9 ounces baby carrots
• 1 1⁄4 cups wild rice
• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried marjoram

directions

1. In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and refrigerate.
2. Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet. Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook and stir for 2-3 minutes.
3. Stir in broth, water, and condensed soup; cook and stir until bubbly, 3-4 minutes.
4. Place wild rice and carrots in 3-4 quart crock pot. Top with chicken pieces and pour mixture in skillet over chicken. Sprinkle with marjoram.
5. Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
6. Stir mixture, making sure wild rice is submerged in liquid.
7. Reduce crock pot setting to LOW and cook, covered, for 6-8 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked and wild rice is tender.
8. Sprinkle reserved bacon into crock pot during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

Reviews

[Bridget Leigh]

We had high hopes for this recipe, but none of us really liked it. Sorry.