33 Of The Best Chicken And Rice Recipes To Make For Dinner

It’s a proven fact that looking at food will make you hungry, and that’s why we’re craving chicken and rice for dinner this week.

When you see an image of delicious-looking food, your stomach releases a hormone called ghrelin into your bloodstream, stimulating your appetite. You haven’t been imagining it, and it’s not just psychological: It’s a very real physical phenomenon.

If you want to test this for yourself, watch this video about Israeli chicken pilaf from Frankie Celenza, whose virtues we’ve praised before here at HuffPost:

Now you’re hungry for chicken and rice, right?

It’s only natural that you’d want to make every possible version, so we’ve got 33 recipes below that cover all the bases, from creamy casseroles to fiesta skillets and, of course, plenty of options for your slow cooker and Instant Pot. 

• 1One Pan Autumn Chicken and Wild Rice CasseroleHalf Baked HarvestGet the One Pan Autumn Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 2Fiesta Chicken and RiceOh Sweet BasilGet the Fiesta Chicken and Rice recipe from Oh Sweet Basil
• 3One Pan Mexican Chicken and RiceThe Girl Who Ate EverythingGet the One Pan Mexican Chicken and Rice recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything
• 4Crock Pot Chicken and RiceWell PlatedGet the Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe from Well Plated
• 5Chili Lime Mango Chicken and RiceLovely Little KitchenGet the Chili Lime Mango Chicken and Rice recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen
• 6Skillet Salsa Verde Chicken Tortilla Rice BakeHalf Baked HarvestGet the Skillet Salsa Verde Chicken Tortilla Rice Bake recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 7Golden Instant Pot Chicken and RiceWell PlatedGet the Golden Instant Pot Chicken and Rice recipe from Well Plated
• 8Slow Cooker Chicken Rice CasseroleSimply RecipesGet the Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Casserole recipe from Simply Recipes
• 9One Pot Chicken and Rice DinnerLovely Little KitchenGet the One Pot Chicken and Rice Dinner recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen
• 10Creamy Chicken With White and Wild Rice CasseroleOh Sweet BasilGet the Creamy Chicken With White and Wild Rice Casserole recipe from Oh Sweet Basil
• 11Instant Pot Thai ChickenCompletely DeliciousGet the Instant Pot Thai Chicken recipe from Completely Delicious
• 12Easy Creamy Crockpot Chicken and RiceLovely Little KitchenGet the Easy Creamy Crockpot Chicken and Rice recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen
• 13Indian Butter ChickenAverie CooksGet the Indian Butter Chicken recipe from Averie Cooks
• 14One Skillet Fajita Style Chicken and RiceLovely Little KitchenGet the One Skillet Fajita Style Chicken and Rice recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen
• 15Crockpot Creamy Cashew ChickenHalf Baked HarvestGet the Crockpot Creamy Cashew Chicken recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 16Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice CasseroleDamn DeliciousGet the Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole recipe from Damn Delicious
• 17Spanish Chicken and RiceFoodie CrushGet the Spanish Chicken and Rice recipe from Foodie Crush
• 18One Pan Coconut Chicken Curry and RiceThe Girl Who Ate EverythingGet the One Pan Coconut Chicken Curry and Rice recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything
• 19One Pot Beans, Chicken and RiceDamn DeliciousGet the One Pot Beans, Chicken and Rice recipe from Damn Delicious
• 20Chicken Biryani With Cilantro Yogurt SauceFeasting At HomeGet the Chicken Biryani With Cilantro Yogurt Sauce recipe from Feasting at Home
• 21Homemade Teriyaki Chicken and RiceLovely Little KitchenGet the Homemade Teriyaki Chicken and Rice recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen
• 22Lime Cilantro Chicken With Mixed Rice and Black BeansAverie CooksGet the Lime Cilantro Chicken With Mixed Rice and Black Beans recipe from Averie Cooks
• 23Pomegranate Sesame Chicken With Ginger Rice PilafHalf Baked HarvestGet the Pomegranate Sesame Chicken With Ginger Rice Pilaf recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 2420-Minute Cilantro Chicken With Rice and BeansAverie CooksGet the 20-Minute Cilantro Chicken With Rice and Beans recipe from Averie Cooks
• 25Crockpot Chicken and RiceOh Sweet BasilGet the Crockpot Chicken and Rice recipe from Oh Sweet Basil
• 26Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken and RiceDamn DeliciousGet the Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken and Rice recipe from Damn Delicious
• 27Chicken and Rice CasserolePinch Of YumGet the Chicken and Rice Casserole recipe from Pinch of Yum
• 28Grilled Tandoori ChickenAverie CooksGet the Grilled Tandoori Chicken recipe from Averie Cooks
• 29One-Pot Autumn Herb Roasted Chicken With Butter Toasted Wild Rice PilafHalf Baked HarvestGet the One-Pot Autumn Herb Roasted Chicken With Butter Toasted Wild Rice Pilaf recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 30Pressure Cooker Chicken Tikka MasalaAverie CooksGet the Pressure Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala recipe from Averie Cooks
• 31Pressure Cooker Chipotle Chicken and Rice BowlsSimply RecipesGet the Pressure Cooker Chipotle Chicken and Rice Bowls recipe from Simply Recipes
• 32Weeknight Chicken BiryaniSimply RecipesGet the Weeknight Chicken Biryani recipe from Simply Recipes
• 33One Pan Chicken FajitaThe Girl Who Ate EverythingGet the One Pan Chicken Fajita recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything

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