Slow Cooker Vegan Chicken and Rice with Soy Curls
This super easy slow cooker vegan chicken and rice is classic comfort food made meatless with soy curls! It's one of our absolute favorite healthy vegetarian crockpot recipes with rice, perfect for busy work week meals or a meal prep session. This hearty plant-based and gluten-free dinner recipe is also kid friendly and easily made oil-free.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 cups water
- 2 cups long-grain brown rice measured dry*
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 cup vegan chicken bouillon powder
- 2 Tbsp vegan butter or olive oil see notes for oil-free
- 4 oz. soy curls**
Instructions
- Add the water, brown rice, bouillon powder, and vegan butter to your slow cooker. Stir, cover, and turn on high. Let it cook (without removing the cover) for 2 hours.
- When time's up, add your dry soy curls and peas. Stir and cover once more. Let it cook for another 30 minutes on high.
- Finally, turn your slow-cooker off, stir, cover, and let it sit 15 minutes before serving. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. You may need a little more salt.
- We like to top each bowl with some extra peas and some freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!
Notes
- OIL-FREE: Sub full-fat unsweetened coconut milk for the vegan butter / olive oil.
- *I like to measure my rice into a fine mesh strainer and rinse in cool water before adding it to the slow cooker. This is supposed to help remove some of the starchiness, and I do see a big difference in the texture of the rice when we do this!
- **You can use any vegan chik'n you prefer, but if you're using something that does not need to be rehydrated, you may want to reduce the water by at least 1/2 - 1 cup. If you're making this recipe gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free chik'n here.
- Cooking times can vary depending on what kind of slow cooker you have.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 983mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
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