Some dinners just make sense together. Some dinners just make sense together. Creamy chicken and wild rice on one side, sweet maple-glazed carrots on the other—and the dual crock pot handles both at once. Two dishes, one appliance, and everything is warm and ready at the same time. This is exactly why we love a two-in-one slow cooker.
Why We Love This Recipe
This is the kind of dinner we love most—cozy, easy, and all taken care of at once. Creamy chicken and wild rice makes the perfect comfort-food main, while maple-glazed carrots add just the right touch of sweetness on the side. And because both cook at the same time in the dual Crock-Pot, there’s no juggling extra pots and pans when dinner rolls around.
What You’ll Need
The ingredient list stays simple and full of cozy flavor. Chicken breasts, a wild rice blend, vegetables and chicken broth create the base, with heavy cream and butter stirred in at the end for that creamy finish. On the other side, carrots, pure maple syrup, butter and a little brown sugar create an easy sweet-and-savory glaze. Fresh herbs are optional, but we love adding them just before serving for a little color and freshness.
The Dual Crock-Pot Makes This One Easy
This recipe is exactly what a dual Crock-Pot is made for. The creamy chicken and wild rice cooks on one side while the maple-glazed carrots cook on the other—each with its own time and temperature settings. Use the Sync Finish feature to coordinate the cook times, and your main dish and side are hot and ready together. One appliance, one complete dinner, and a whole lot less juggling.
How to Make Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice with Maple Carrots
Add the chicken, wild rice, vegetables, broth and seasonings to one side of the slow cooker, then get the maple-glazed carrots going in the other. Once the chicken is tender, shred it and stir in the cream and butter for that rich, cozy finish. The carrots cook until tender and glossy in their maple glaze, and Sync Finish brings the two sides together right when you’re ready to eat.
For exact measurements, cook times and step-by-step instructions, see the recipe card below.
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice with Maple Glazed Carrots
Equipment
- Dual Slow Cooker Crock-Pot MultiMeal or similar two-pot slow cooker
Ingredients
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice
- 1½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice blend
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp butter
Maple Glazed Carrots
- 1½ lbs carrots peeled and sliced
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- Optional: fresh thyme or parsley for serving
Instructions
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice
- Add chicken, wild rice, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, chicken broth, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper to one side of the dual slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5–6 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.
- Remove the chicken, shred with two forks and return it to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the heavy cream and butter. Cover and cook for another 15–20 minutes, until creamy and warmed through.
Maple Glazed Carrots
- Add the carrots to the second side of the dual slow cooker.
- Pour the maple syrup and melted butter over the carrots. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and salt, then toss to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours or HIGH for 2–3 hours, until tender.
- Stir well before serving, spooning the maple glaze from the bottom over the carrots. Garnish with fresh thyme or parsley, if desired.
Sync & Serve
- Use the Sync Finish feature to coordinate the two different cook times so the creamy chicken and wild rice and maple glazed carrots are hot and ready together.
Notes
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