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wild rice and chicken casserole

Wild Rice and Chicken Slow Cooker Casserole

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Calories 510kcal
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Servings

6 Servings

Ingredients

  • Chicken bottoms thigh and legs (about 3 pounds)
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
  • ½ cup raw wild rice
  • 1 ½ cups raw grain of choice brown rice, red rice or bulgur
  • ¼ cup homemade onion soup mix 
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • ⅓ cup minced onion
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Place chicken in a sealable plastic bag.
  • Add lemon juice, mustard, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper.
  • Seal and shake to coat chicken. Set aside.
  • In a slow cooker layer onions, mushrooms, wild rice, and grains of choice.
  • Add homemade onion soup mix.
  • Add broth to cover.
  • Top with chicken and all marinade from the bag.
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon turmeric.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
  • Note: To make this in the oven or on the stove, follow the same directions to place all rice and onions on the bottom and top with chicken. Cover and either cook on stove top for 2-3 hours or in a tin in the oven for 1-2 hours at 350. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Wild Rice and Chicken Slow Cooker Casserole
Amount per Serving
Calories
510
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
13
g
20
%
Cholesterol
 
160
mg
53
%
Sodium
 
1740
mg
76
%
Carbohydrates
 
50
g
17
%
Fiber
 
9
g
38
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
54
g
108
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.