Simple Chicken Rice Dinner (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, and Oven versions)
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Try this simple and delicious Instant Pot chicken and rice- perfect for a busy night!
- Chicken leg quarters – one per person
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup onions, chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms (also optional)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil (if using onions and mushrooms)
- Salt and pepper to taste
For Instant Pot:
- Turn instant pot on to Sauté
- Add oil and onions to pot
- Sauté onions until they begin to soften
- Add mushrooms, and cook for a minute
- Add rice, and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper
- Stir to combine with onions and mushrooms
- Place chicken on top
- Pour water over chicken
- Fix lid on instant pot, and close steam valve
- Set instant pot to “poultry”, and make sure the time reads 60 minutes.
- Let cook, release steam when done, and enjoy!
For slow cooker:
- Sauté olive oil and onions in a small skillet until onions begin to soften
- Add mushrooms and sauté for a minute more
- Add rice, salt and pepper, and store to combine
- Pour mixture into the bottom of slow cooker
- Place chicken on top
- Pour water over chicken
- Place lid on cooker, and cook for four hours on high, or six hours on low.
- Remove lid and let cool some before serving
- Enjoy!
For oven:
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Sauté olive oil and onions in a small skillet until onions begin to soften
- Add mushrooms and sauté for a minute more
- Add rice, salt and pepper, and store to combine
- Pour mixture into a 9×13 baking dish
- Place chicken on top
- Pour water over chicken
- Cover with foil, and cook for 45 minutes
- Remove foil, and let cook, uncovered for an extra 15 minutes to crisp up skin.
- Let cool some before serving
- Enjoy!