Slow-Cooker Chicken-Rice Stew

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 7 hr 30 min
  • Active: 30 min
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Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 pounds)

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

6 thin slices fresh ginger, plus 1 teaspoon finely grated

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

2/3 cup jasmine rice

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

10 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 head bok choy, stems thinly sliced, leaves chopped

1 tablespoon fish sauce

3 scallions, thinly sliced

Soy sauce and hot sauce, for topping Lime wedges, for serving

Directions

  1. Toss the chicken in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker with the sesame oil, grated ginger and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Stir in the rice to coat. Stir in the chicken broth, ginger slices and 4 cups water. Cover and cook on low until the chicken is very tender and the rice is thick, 7 to 8 hours. Stir gently a few times, then let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes. Discard the ginger slices.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until golden and slightly crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a small dish. Add the bok choy stems to the skillet, season with salt and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add the bok choy leaves and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the bok choy mixture and fish sauce to the slow cooker and stir gently, breaking the chicken apart slightly; season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls. Top with the fried garlic, scallions, soy sauce and hot sauce. Serve with lime wedges.

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Anonymous

My family loved this, including my fairly picky husband, who has been asking me to make it again.  I made it just as written, except left out the water after reading some of the reviews.  However, then I had to add more water at the end.  My stew turned into more of a thick soup, with the disintegrated rice grains creating this lovely texture, while the meat of the chicken was tender and had a good flavor.  I doubled the recipe, (but should not have doubled the garlic, which is a garnish).  We enjoyed it for dinner the night I made it, and then throughout the week. The flavor just got better, if that is possible.

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