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Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Blaise Doubman

I wrote this recipe down when I used to work for the local NCHCPL and I want to give credit, or at least partial credit of the recipe to Christy Ragle. The recipe is so stained and has not, until this very moment, been transformed into anything digital, that the list of ingredients are hard to read and the name of the submitter is almost impossible. So, Christy if you are reading this and you were in fact the person who contributed it to our NCHCPL cookbook at the time, thank you. If you are not, well, my mistake. Ha! There were so many good recipes in that edition of the NCHCPL cookbook but I never submitted a recipe and never bought one. I simply copied down the ones I liked onto index cards. Why? Who knows, I was a different person then. 

For the record, I have yet to find one of these cookbooks floating around anywhere either. Of course you can not just simply hop online and find a copy either. Anyways, the recipe I am sharing today is simply delicious, easy and perfect for the cold weather ahead. Sure as I sit here typing this, it is a couple of days past Christmas and 60 degrees but it will not stay that way for long I am certain. However, the days are now getting longer, since December the 21st and each day of warm weather, like today, means one less of cold, snow and ice! I really think you will enjoy this recipe. Try it out and as always, let me know your thoughts. Enjoy! 

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Leftovers can be kept in a sealed container, chilled in the refrigerator, for 2 days.

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 can cheddar cheese soup

1 can cream of celery soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 heaping cup white rice

Start by spraying your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. 

Combine the cheddar cheese soup, cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup and white rice directly in the slow cooker, stirring until combined. 

Add in the boneless skinless chicken breasts on top.

Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. 

Put the lid on and cook for 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low.

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