Crock Pot Wild Rice

Here's a delicious crock pot wild rice recipe that we all liked a lot. I don't think I ever ate wild rice until I started visiting Wisconsin, where it is very popular.

And even now, every time I taste it, I wonder why I don't eat it more.

WW Friendly Crock Pot Wild Rice

I got the idea to try crock pot wild rice, while re-arranging the pantry and finding a large package of it I had forgotten about

In addition to being delicious, wild rice is good for you. A Weight Watchers Power Food, it has more protein than quinoa.

Uncooked wild rice

The recipe for this crock pot wild rice is from Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly Revised and Updated: 600 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker (affiliate link)

I adapted it only slightly, using a combination of different colored mini bell peppers instead of just one color.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Wild Rice?

Each 1-cup serving of this yummy crock pot wild rice has 180 calories and:

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

I think this would work with the Simply Filling Technique too. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

My wild rice was done in about 4 hours, but my slow cooker definitely cooks hot, so yours may take longer.

Rice will get mushy if you hold it on WARM for too long in the slow cooker. So, as soon as my rice was tender and the liquid absorbed, I transferred it out of the crock pot and into a serving dish until dinnertime. I then just re-warmed individual servings in the microwave (affiliate link).

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Crock Pot Wild Rice

Easy, healthy and delicious, this crock pot wild rice is a keeper in my book.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 5

Calories: 180

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup wild rice, uncooked
• ▢ ½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• ▢ ½ cup diced onion
• ▢ ½ cup diced green, yellow or red bell pepper (I had a package of multi-colred mini peppers so I used a combination)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• ▢ 2-½ cups fat-free low sodium vegetable or chicken broth

Instructions

• Ideal slow cooker size: 2-Quart.
• Layer the rice, mushrooms, onion, and pepper in the slow cooker.
• Drizzle the olive oil over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour the broth over the rice and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours, OR on HIGH for 2-½ to 3 hours, OR until rice and vegetables are tender and liquid is absorbed.

Equipment

2-Quart Crock Pot

Chef Knife

Rice Bowls

Recipe Notes

My crockpot wild rice was done in about 4 hours, but my slow cooker definitely cooks hot, so yours may take longer.

Rice will get mushy if you hold it on WARM for too long in the slow cooker. So, as soon as my rice was tender and the liquid absorbed, I transferred it out of the crock pot and into a serving dish until dinnertime. I then just re-warmed individual servings in the microwave (affiliate link).

Serving size: 1 cup

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Wild Rice

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 180 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 3g12%

Protein 9g18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Slow Cooker Vegetable/Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: low fat wild rice, slow cooker wild rice

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Source: Adapted slightly from Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly Revised and Updated: 600 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker (affiliate link) by Phyllis Good.

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

If you like this crock pot wild rice recipe, you might also like:

• Sausage, Spinach and Wild Rice Soup
• Easy Carrot, Spinach and Rice Stew
• Light and Healthy Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup

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