Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice
with butter cracker crumble
Prep & Cook Time: 60+ min.
Spice Level: Not Spicy
Cook Within: 5 days
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Soy
Chef
Sarah Thomsen
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In Your Box (serves 6)
- 26 oz. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 12 oz. Broccoli Florets
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1½ cups Seasoned Wild Rice Blend
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8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 8 oz. Carrot
- 1 Yellow Onion
- 1 Lemon
- 6 tsp. Chicken Broth Concentrate
- 2 Green Onions
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6 Butter Crackers
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Nutrition (per serving) yOk2K2qm
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Calories500
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Carbohydrates48g
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Net Carbs44g
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Fat17g
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Protein34g
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Sodium1370mg
Recipe Steps
Before You Cook
Cooking Guidelines
To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:
- Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
- Seafood 145° F |
- Chicken 165° F |
- Ground Beef 160° F |
- Ground Turkey 165° F |
- Ground Pork 160° F
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1 Prepare the Ingredients
Trim and thinly slice green onions, keeping white and green portions separate.
Peel, trim, and cut carrot into 1/4" rounds.Halve and peel onion. Cut halves into 1/4" dice.Cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.Halve lemon and juice.Pat chicken dry. -
2 Star the Meal
Line slow cooker with slow cooker bag, if desired. If using an electric pressure cooker, fold top edges in before putting on lid.
Add 3 cups water, white portions of green onions, carrot, onion, broccoli, chicken and chicken base to slow cooker.Turn slow cooker on to high heat. Cover, and cook until chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 3 hours. -
3 Add the Rice
After three hours, carefully shred chicken in slow cooker. Stir in rice.
Cover again and cook, 1 hour. -
4 Finish the Dish
Stir cream cheese and 1 Tbsp. lemon juice into cooked meal until combined. Coarsely crush crackers.
Plate dish as pictured on front of card, garnishing with crackers and green portions of green onions. Bon appétit!
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