Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

This easy slow cooker chicken curry is the ultimate effortless comfort food. All the ingredients go into the slow cooker and you just wait for the magic to happen!

Folks you'll love this easy slow cooker chicken curry recipe. It's both healthy and a delicious meal option too.

It's a mild and creamy tasting slow cooker curry made with a can of light coconut milk so great for anyone following a slimming world or similar plan.

You'll also find this a super easy "dump and go" curry to make.

There's very little effort required to prepare the ingredients and no cooking of the chicken needed before everything goes into the cooker.

For best results, to make this slow cooker chicken curry make and marinate the curry the night before and leave to marinate in the coconut milk overnight.

The next day you'll just need to cook it on low power for 4 - 5 hours, stir and serve.

That's really it. It's perfect for busy weeknights!

This easy slow cooker chicken curry makes it easy to indulge in a delicious homemade Indian curry without spending hours in the kitchen.

With this foolproof crockpot recipe you're guaranteed tasty tender chicken with rich and authentic flavours in every bite.

Curries are always popular in our household.

And if you love curries be sure to check out the list of other popular chicken curry recipes below!

Or if you're looking for another easy slow cooker chicken recipe then why not try my delicious slow cooker chicken and chorizo?

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• 👪 Why You Should Make Slow Cooker Chicken Curry
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Step By Step Instructions
• 📖 Substitutions
• 🍽 Equipment
• 💭 FAQ's
• 🍲 More Slow Cooker Curry Recipes To Try
• 📋 Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe
• 🧾 Nutrition Label
• ⭐ Rate The Recipe

👪 Why You Should Make Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

• Rich Creamy Flavours: Marinating the curry ingredients allows the spices and ingredients to meld together over time, creating a deeply flavourful and aromatic curry.
• Time-Saving: This easy slow cooker curry requires minimal effort. You can set it and forget it. Great for busy days when you want a home-cooked meal without all the fuss in the kitchen.
• Customizable: You can adjust the level of spiciness to suit your taste. You can also add other vegetables, including leftovers to bulk it up more if required.
• Great for Batch Cooking: Alter the quantities to make more servings. You can store those in the fridge or freezer, ensuring you have delicious, homemade meals ready for future lunches or dinners.
• Tender and Moist Chicken: Slow cooking the chicken in the coconut sauce ensures that the meat becomes incredibly tender and moist.

🥘 Ingredients

• Onion
• Ginger and Garlic Paste
• Chicken Breasts
• Light Coconut Milk
• Mild Curry Powder
• Chicken Stock Cube
• Tomato Puree
• Red Chilli
• Cornflour
• Freshly Ground Salt and Black Pepper
• Fresh Coriander (Fresh Cilantro)

See recipe card for quantities.

🔪 Step By Step Instructions

Detailed instructions are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this easy slow cooker curry recipe:

Step 1

• Place all the ingredients except the cornflour and coriander into your slow cooker dish. Stir. Cover and place in the fridge ideally overnight or for at least 6 hours.

Step 2

• Once marinated cook on low for 4 – 5 hours or high for 3 hours until cooked through.

Step 3

• In the last hour of cooking check the sauce. If required to be thickened stir in the cornflour mixture.

Step 4

• Season to taste and serve with the coriander scattered over.

📖 Substitutions

• Onion - use a brown onion.
• Ginger and Garlic Paste - for convenience I use a shop bought paste. You could make your own paste or use a tablespoon crushed garlic and a tablespoon finely chopped ginger instead.
• Chicken Breasts - I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It's also possible to use chicken thighs too.
• Light Coconut Milk - you could use full fat coconut milk. This will make the nutritional label invalid though.
• Mild Curry Powder - it's possible to use a mixture of your own spices but for convenience this easy chicken curry is made using curry powder.
• Chicken Stock Cube - adds extra chicken flavour to the sauce.
• Tomato Puree - helps to thicken up the sauce.
• Red Chilli - I only use 1 deseeded and finely chopped red chilli. You could add more or less depending on how spicy you want your curry.
• Cornflour - used to thicken the sauce. You could use plain flour instead.
• Freshly Ground Salt and Black Pepper
• Fresh Coriander (Fresh Cilantro)

🍽 Equipment

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This is the slow cooker I use. As you can see it's relatively inexpensive and its perfect for meals of up to 4 people!

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💭 FAQ's

How Many Calories Are In Slow Cooker Chicken Curry?

There are 301 calories in this chicken curry.

What Should I Serve With Chicken Curry?

I like to serve my chicken curry with naan breads. You can also serve with plain basmati rice or my spicy rice with peas.

How To Store?

This curry can be stored in the fridge in an air-tight container for 2-3 days. Or you can freeze the curry.

How To Reheat?

If frozen defrost in the fridge overnight before reheating. You can either reheat this on the stove top or in the microwave.

🍲 More Slow Cooker Curry Recipes To Try

🧾 Nutrition Label

Nutritional information provided below is calculated using paid for online tools and the exact ingredients and quantities used above.

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