This Slow Cooker Curry Chicken is a savory curry chicken dish with tender chicken and tangy cranberries served on a bed of couscous or rice.
This recipe is super simple to make and has made an appearance many times over the years in our home. You’ll have about 10 minutes of prep, then you can walk away and let your slow cooker do the work.
Then when supper time rolls around, you’ll add just a couple last minute ingredients and make a batch of rice, couscous, or riced cauliflower to serve it with.
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Slow Cooker Curry Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 c diced red onion
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 Tb grated fresh ginger
- 2 Tb extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tb tomato paste
- 4 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 c chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 Tb “minute” tapioca
- 1/2 c dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 1 teaspoon cilantro or parsley
- 1/2 c cashews, coarsely chopped, optional
- 1/2 c coconut milk, canned, full fat or plain yogurt
For Serving:
- couscous
- rice
- riced cauliflower
Instructions
- To begin, dice your onion, mince the garlic, and grate the ginger.
- Add those and the tomato paste, curry powder, chicken broth, salt, pepper, tapioca, and cranberries to your slow cooker.
- Cut the chicken into 1-2 inch pieces and stir them into the crockpot.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 1/2 hours.
- Stir in the cilantro (or parsley), cashews, and coconut milk (or yogurt).
- Ladle over a bed of couscous, rice, or riced cauliflower.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
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