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Southwest Chicken and Rice

Southwest Chicken and Rice

 

Southwest Chicken and Rice by whatscookingwithruthie.com


 

Southwest Chicken and Rice is a slow cooker recipe that’s SO great for fall cooking!  It’s made of chicken, tomatoes, corn, and black beans with a creamy sauce that has a little kick!  We loved it 🙂

Yield: 6

Southwest Chicken and Rice

Southwest Chicken and Rice by whatscookingwithruthie.com
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Southwest Chicken and Rice
  • 1 12oz can Rotel tomatoes, with juice
  • 1 15 oz canned corn, with juice
  • 1 15 oz canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 4 oz neufatchel cream cheese
  • salsa
  • light sour cream
  • cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 6 servings brown rice, prepared to package directions

Instructions

  1. Combine tomatoes, corn, black beans, and chicken into slow cooker.
  2. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
  3. Shed chicken, add cream cheese, cook 5 additional minutes or until cream cheese melts and stirs in.
  4. Serve over brown rice, topped with cheese, salsa, and a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!

* My friend, Kate, gave this recipe to me 🙂

Southwest Chicken and Rice by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Combine first 4 ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

 

Southwest Chicken and Rice by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Southwest Chicken and Rice… I actually doubled this recipe because we like leftovers SO, after we had this for dinner- I dumped the extra rice into the chicken and mixed it up.  We had it again a few days later… rolled up as a filling in tortillas and it was delicious that way too 🙂

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  1. Jolyn says:

    Made this tonight for dinner. I also made enough for leftovers and I’m so glad I I’d because it is so GOOD! Thank you for sharing!

    • Ruth says:

      Hi Jolyn! I’m so glad your family enjoyed this recipe… we love it too! I love to hear back from readers, Thanks so much for commenting. Stop by anytime 🙂 xoxoxo~ Ruthie

  2. Debra says:

    I was just looking for a new slow cooker recipe! This looks delicious!

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