I dont usually comment but this recipe was amazing. I did make double the recipe. I used chicken thighs instead of breast. I couldn’t find the rice mentioned in the recipe, the rice I used was a whole wheat long grain with dirty rice seasoning already mixed with the rice. I did not precook the rice and it came out a little mussy but was still great not crunchy. I also dont like greek yogurt so i went for the cream of chicken soup. Although it doesn’t really need more flavor I think cooking spiced thighs on the grill will add some good flavor but tha also defeats the easy all in 1 pot cook.
I will definitely be making this recipe again.
I am so disappointed in this recipe. I followed it exactly and pre-cooked the rice as the recipe suggested. After following the recipe with the longer cook times, the rice is hard and crunchy and the consistency is very watery and soupy……. this was a fail for me
I’m sorry to hear you had problems with the recipe, Jen. We’ve actually adjusted the recipe for those who were having issues with the rice and that seemed to help, so not sure why it didn’t work for you. We recommend if it’s the first time making the recipe, since slow cookers vary a lot, to build in extra time in case your rice takes longer than mine does. Further, older rice can take longer to cook than newer rice, and if you don’t rinse the rice well, it can take longer. Hope this helps!
Hi Sarah (and Jen) – I am truly sorry this happened, and believe me when I say it makes me want to pull my hair out because I haven’t been able to replicate this issue when I make the recipe as written, nor have any of my friends or family and many readers have made it with success. It bothered me so much, I even paid for professional national recipe tester to make it, and they found no issues with it. Did you try parcooking the rice as the recipe suggests?
I hate recipes like this… step 1- put everything in the slow cooker… step 3- add remaining ingredients… If you add everything to begin with, what else is there to add in step 3 ??
Hi Jim, what you are reading is the condensed version of the recipe that is briefly highlighted in the blog post. The actual recipe is in the recipe card located further down with all of the directions. There is a “jump to recipe” button at the top of the screen to help you navigate there quicker. Hope this helps!
Followed the recipe perfectly, and it came out soupy and disgusting. I can’t even eat it, and I don’t know if I would even make my dog eat that. Terrible
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Allie. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.
Loved the recipe..added some steamed broccoli at the end since we’re not fans of peas! I used the correct rice and rinsed, but as I think the next time I would not parboil and take my chances. Although some softness is expected from the slow cooker method, I found it too be a little too mushy for my preference. Overall, great recipe and we’ll make it again.
Hi Erin. Thank you for replying! I did! However, I am not giving up on this recipe. I am going to try it without cooking the rice first. My crockpot works very well and I think that may have been the issue.
Hi Tina! Thanks for the reply! So glad to hear! As written, the rice does come out a little more mushy than it would if cooked on the stove or in a rice cooker. It’s a necessary evil with the ease of a slow cooker but we still love it! Let us know if you decide to play around with the recipe!
I made this tonight for dinner, and it was delish! I will be making it again, but I will not be par-cook the rice. I will make it the original recipe as I do not like mushy rice. Very tasty dish! It was a big hit with the family.
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble with the recipe, Jen. I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you. It has worked well for myself (and others) and I wished it would have been a hit for you too.
This was not a winner! Very disappointed! Pre cooked the rice according to the recipe and after full cooking time was pasty and mushy. Very unappetizing with very little flavor. Tried this recipe based on the high star ratings. :( Will not be keeping this one. It is so hard to find good crock pot recipes.
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Kyle. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.
Made this yesterday, followed recipe exactly except I added extra carrots and peas because I love veggies. It came out exactly like photo. I saw some people claim it came out watery, I don’t see how. I had to add some liquid today when I heated some up because it was even thicker then yesterday. Will definitely make this a lot, so easy to make and it came out great. Thank you for sharing
The Greek yogurt was totally unnecessary and honestly gave the dish a kind of gross tang taste that me and my family just weren’t a fan of. The recipe really did not need it at all unless you like that tang taste. Wish I hadn’t added it. Would have been really good without it.
Erin,
Before I post this, I want to say, I very rarely write comments or remarks about recipes or anything else. Just had to say this tho:
I want to thank you for all of the excellent recipes you’ve managed to give us! I love the fact that your directions are precise and always explain the “why” and “what for” of doing things a certain way! I’ve learned a lot from reading your directions and cannot tell you how many I have saved! You really have a special talent for cooking as well as teaching!! Thank you again!!
I’m sorry to hear the recipe wasn’t to your taste, Tammie. I know it’s disappointing to try a new recipe and not enjoy it. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed it, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too.
Was really hoping this was good but it just wasn’t that great. I was skeptical of the yogurt and I should have trusted my gut and tweaked this recipe. My whole family complained about the tanginess from the yogurt . Very overpowering. I’m the only one that actually ate my whole plate and that’s because I didn’t want to be wasteful. It really was just not good though. Id rather have just had chicken veggies and cream of mushroom soup with rice. I hardly ever make recipes that I don’t like but this one sadly just did not hit the spot. Waste of food because no one wants seconds
I’m sorry to hear the recipe wasn’t to your taste, Kelli. I know it’s disappointing to try a new recipe and not enjoy it, but I understand we all have different tastes. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed it, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too!
It’s a good recipe. But way too “diddly”. Crock pot recipes are designed to be set it and forget it…this one is not, so unfortunately its a fail in this kitchen.
Hi Ingrid, I’m so sorry you having an issue. Could you please let us know what the issue is so we can troubleshoot it for you? Are you viewing on a mobile or desktop?
I am confused. If you double or triple the recipe, the instructions do not adjust for how much broth to use. Now I am wondering if the regular single recipe is correct. I’m afraid to use to much or too little…
Hi Heidi, when clicking the 2x or 3x button in the recipe card, it is set up (by the card developer) to only change the measurements of the actual ingredients. It will not automatically change any of the measurements in the directions themself, so you’ll have to convert based on which you choose, 2x or 3x. It’s annoying but unfortunately this is a recipe card issue and not something I can control on my end. Hope this helps!
Came out terribly. Even with cooking the rice for 10 minutes on the stove, the rice never completely cooked and was crunchy. It was mushy and crunchy at the same time. I didn’t read the comments before hand. I should have. Many people said it didn’t come out right. Even one of the people commenting said they made a lot of improvisations. To me that says it’s not a good recipe. Extremely disappointed because I didn’t even get to feed my family what I cooked.
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Crystal. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.
I would make this recipe again
Great to hear, Jean!
I dont usually comment but this recipe was amazing. I did make double the recipe. I used chicken thighs instead of breast. I couldn’t find the rice mentioned in the recipe, the rice I used was a whole wheat long grain with dirty rice seasoning already mixed with the rice. I did not precook the rice and it came out a little mussy but was still great not crunchy. I also dont like greek yogurt so i went for the cream of chicken soup. Although it doesn’t really need more flavor I think cooking spiced thighs on the grill will add some good flavor but tha also defeats the easy all in 1 pot cook.
I will definitely be making this recipe again.
So great to hear, thank you Shane!
I am so disappointed in this recipe. I followed it exactly and pre-cooked the rice as the recipe suggested. After following the recipe with the longer cook times, the rice is hard and crunchy and the consistency is very watery and soupy……. this was a fail for me
I’m sorry to hear you had problems with the recipe, Jen. We’ve actually adjusted the recipe for those who were having issues with the rice and that seemed to help, so not sure why it didn’t work for you. We recommend if it’s the first time making the recipe, since slow cookers vary a lot, to build in extra time in case your rice takes longer than mine does. Further, older rice can take longer to cook than newer rice, and if you don’t rinse the rice well, it can take longer. Hope this helps!
I agree with this comment. Watery and rice was hard – had to cook extra and just didn’t turn out like the photo. Needed like 2 cups of rice.
Hi Sarah (and Jen) – I am truly sorry this happened, and believe me when I say it makes me want to pull my hair out because I haven’t been able to replicate this issue when I make the recipe as written, nor have any of my friends or family and many readers have made it with success. It bothered me so much, I even paid for professional national recipe tester to make it, and they found no issues with it. Did you try parcooking the rice as the recipe suggests?
I hate recipes like this… step 1- put everything in the slow cooker… step 3- add remaining ingredients… If you add everything to begin with, what else is there to add in step 3 ??
Hi Jim, what you are reading is the condensed version of the recipe that is briefly highlighted in the blog post. The actual recipe is in the recipe card located further down with all of the directions. There is a “jump to recipe” button at the top of the screen to help you navigate there quicker. Hope this helps!
Followed the recipe perfectly, and it came out soupy and disgusting. I can’t even eat it, and I don’t know if I would even make my dog eat that. Terrible
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Allie. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.
Loved the recipe..added some steamed broccoli at the end since we’re not fans of peas! I used the correct rice and rinsed, but as I think the next time I would not parboil and take my chances. Although some softness is expected from the slow cooker method, I found it too be a little too mushy for my preference. Overall, great recipe and we’ll make it again.
Thanks for the feedback, Karen!
I made this, followed the recipe and the rice is so mushy!!!
I’m so sorry to hear that, Tina. Did you use brown rice?
Hi Erin. Thank you for replying! I did! However, I am not giving up on this recipe. I am going to try it without cooking the rice first. My crockpot works very well and I think that may have been the issue.
Hi Tina! Thanks for the reply! So glad to hear! As written, the rice does come out a little more mushy than it would if cooked on the stove or in a rice cooker. It’s a necessary evil with the ease of a slow cooker but we still love it! Let us know if you decide to play around with the recipe!
I made this tonight for dinner, and it was delish! I will be making it again, but I will not be par-cook the rice. I will make it the original recipe as I do not like mushy rice. Very tasty dish! It was a big hit with the family.
So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Kim! Thank you!
Did not come out corrected. Followed the recipe but was not good nothing looked like the picture.
I’m sorry to hear that, Sally. Is there anything we can help with to troubleshoot it for you?
Well, there is no way chicken breasts would be cooked in 2 hours in a crockpot. So, I left them in there the whole time.
Flavor could use some jazzing up. I don’t know if I would make this again. Maybe not.
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble with the recipe, Jen. I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you. It has worked well for myself (and others) and I wished it would have been a hit for you too.
This was not a winner! Very disappointed! Pre cooked the rice according to the recipe and after full cooking time was pasty and mushy. Very unappetizing with very little flavor. Tried this recipe based on the high star ratings. :( Will not be keeping this one. It is so hard to find good crock pot recipes.
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Kyle. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.
Made this yesterday, followed recipe exactly except I added extra carrots and peas because I love veggies. It came out exactly like photo. I saw some people claim it came out watery, I don’t see how. I had to add some liquid today when I heated some up because it was even thicker then yesterday. Will definitely make this a lot, so easy to make and it came out great. Thank you for sharing
So glad you enjoyed it, Sandi! Thank you!
The Greek yogurt was totally unnecessary and honestly gave the dish a kind of gross tang taste that me and my family just weren’t a fan of. The recipe really did not need it at all unless you like that tang taste. Wish I hadn’t added it. Would have been really good without it.
Thanks for the feedback, Kim. We love it but you can definitely omit it.
Erin,
Before I post this, I want to say, I very rarely write comments or remarks about recipes or anything else. Just had to say this tho:
I want to thank you for all of the excellent recipes you’ve managed to give us! I love the fact that your directions are precise and always explain the “why” and “what for” of doing things a certain way! I’ve learned a lot from reading your directions and cannot tell you how many I have saved! You really have a special talent for cooking as well as teaching!! Thank you again!!
Suze, You have MADE MY DAY! Thank you so much for your kind words and support! I really appreciate them!
Terrible no one liked it
I’m sorry to hear the recipe wasn’t to your taste, Tammie. I know it’s disappointing to try a new recipe and not enjoy it. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed it, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too.
Was really hoping this was good but it just wasn’t that great. I was skeptical of the yogurt and I should have trusted my gut and tweaked this recipe. My whole family complained about the tanginess from the yogurt . Very overpowering. I’m the only one that actually ate my whole plate and that’s because I didn’t want to be wasteful. It really was just not good though. Id rather have just had chicken veggies and cream of mushroom soup with rice. I hardly ever make recipes that I don’t like but this one sadly just did not hit the spot. Waste of food because no one wants seconds
I’m sorry to hear the recipe wasn’t to your taste, Kelli. I know it’s disappointing to try a new recipe and not enjoy it, but I understand we all have different tastes. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed it, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too!
It’s a good recipe. But way too “diddly”. Crock pot recipes are designed to be set it and forget it…this one is not, so unfortunately its a fail in this kitchen.
Thanks for the feedback, Ed!
Sure WISH I could actually see your videos on making your recipes. Impossible to view
Hi Ingrid, I’m so sorry you having an issue. Could you please let us know what the issue is so we can troubleshoot it for you? Are you viewing on a mobile or desktop?
I am confused. If you double or triple the recipe, the instructions do not adjust for how much broth to use. Now I am wondering if the regular single recipe is correct. I’m afraid to use to much or too little…
Hi Heidi, when clicking the 2x or 3x button in the recipe card, it is set up (by the card developer) to only change the measurements of the actual ingredients. It will not automatically change any of the measurements in the directions themself, so you’ll have to convert based on which you choose, 2x or 3x. It’s annoying but unfortunately this is a recipe card issue and not something I can control on my end. Hope this helps!
Came out terribly. Even with cooking the rice for 10 minutes on the stove, the rice never completely cooked and was crunchy. It was mushy and crunchy at the same time. I didn’t read the comments before hand. I should have. Many people said it didn’t come out right. Even one of the people commenting said they made a lot of improvisations. To me that says it’s not a good recipe. Extremely disappointed because I didn’t even get to feed my family what I cooked.
I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the recipe, Crystal. The amounts, flavorings and timing have worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too! I know it can be so disappointing to try a new recipe and it does not turn out for you.