Name: Slow Cooker Mushroom Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter; 1 lb cremini mushrooms; 1 yellow onion; 2 cloves garlic; ½ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp coarse ground pepper; ½ tsp dried thyme; 2 cups rice; 4 cups vegetable broth

How To Make Slow Cooker Mushroom Rice

This slow cooker mushroom rice recipe is perfectly deliciously buttery with added caramelized onions and thyme on top, best for either lunch or dinner.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbspbutter,divided
1lbcremini mushrooms,sliced
1yellow onion,diced
2clovesgarlic,minced
½tspkosher salt
¼tspcoarse ground pepper
½tspdried thyme,or 1 tsp fresh thyme
2cupsrice
4cupsvegetable broth,or beef broth

Instructions

In a heavy-bottomed pot, add 2 tablespoons of butter and the mushrooms.
Cook on medium-high for 3 to 5 minutes or until it starts to caramelize.
Stir and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Remove the mushrooms and transfer them into the slow cooker.
Add in the onions, salt, pepper, and thyme along with the last tablespoon of butter.
Cook on medium for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they start to turn golden brown.
Add in the garlic, stir, and cook for 1 minute.
Scrape the onion garlic mixture into the slow cooker.
Add in the rice and broth.
Cook on High for 2 hours.