So I was chatting with my friend Christan about my Slow Cooker Maple Chicken recipe that I recently shared on $5 Dinners. She fixed it for her family and her girls (like my boys) couldn’t get enough.
We got to talking about recipes and slow cookers at our last MOPS meeting and she told me about a very similar recipe that she makes…but it’s curry and not maple. It’s almost identical…swapping out the maple for coconut milk and curry powder. The rest of the ingredients and the cooking method are the same!
Couple notes:
- My kids loved this just as much as they did the Maple Chicken. I just had to convince them that the “yellow stuff” (colored from the curry powder) was really chicken. They goobled up their sweetened curried carrots and sweet potatoes without any prompting. (A mother’s dream…for her child to eat their vegetables without coersion being involved.)
- If you open your coconut milk and it’s hard and white on the top, don’t fret. It’s natural for coconut milk to separate. Just spoon it all into the slow cooker and whisk it up until it’s creamy.
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chicken Curry
Yield – 4 to 6 servings
Prep Time – 10 minutes
Cook Time – 8 hours in slow cookerIngredients
- 1 can (15 oz.) light coconut milk
- 3 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 pkg (about 1.5 lbs.) boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Salt and pepper
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 6 carrot sticks, peeled and cut into 2″ pieces
- 1 small onion, chopped
- Salt and pepper over the top
Directions
- Whisk together the coconut milk and curry powder in the base of the slow cooker.
- Add the chicken thighs (or chicken breasts if you prefer), the sweet potatoes and carrots. Toss with the coconut milk.
- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the top.
- Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours.
- Serve Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chicken Curry.
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Would it be okay to use coconut milk from a carton in this recipe, or do I need to buy canned?
One difference is the carton has MSG hidden under the name (Carrageenan) where as most cans do not have the MSG.
I think that you could probably use coconut milk from a carton. Light coconut milk (which is what the recipe calls for) is definitely not as thick as regular (in a can). I’m sure that it will still flavor the chicken and sweet potatoes just as well, though. The sauce might be a little bit thinner than intended, but I think it will still all cook together beautifully.
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If I wanted to make this as a freezer meal would I mix it all together in a ziplock, or would I need to keep parts separate, and then add them in order on cooking day?
thanks
Would sweet potatoes freeze? I’d be worried about that.
What I mean is white potatoes can get grainy and mushy if frozen. I assume sweet potatoes would be the same?
Thanks, I think I will try a small batch to see if it will freeze.
Tried this the other night, added a few yukon gold potatoes, and it was amazing. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Jennifer. I’ve frozen this a few times…was my go-to freezer slow cooker meal when I was traveling so much in October and November!
Hey Missy,
The sweet potatoes freeze just fine. They don’t get mushy at all from the freezing. But they will be perfectly soft and delicious after they’ve slow cooked all day.
Erin
You can mix it all together in the ziploc…that’s how I do it anyways!
I’m adding this to weekly menu, since it has everything I love and is so simple! Would you mind if I used your photo on my blog? I will definitely show you as the source. Thanks!
Has anyone tried this with canned yams? Left overs from Thanksgiving….but my only worry is that they would get too mushy. Thoughts?
Jenna, I was just thinking the same thing as I have several cans that I purchased on sale in the pantry. This is my first time making this recipe, so I will give a go and see how it turns out with the canned yams. However, I will add the yams towards the end of the cook time and let them simmer only for about an hour in the slow cooker to prevent them from getting too mushy.
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Does this have to be made in the slow cooker? If I use BLSL chicken breast, I’m worried that they would get dried out in the slow cooker. Or maybe not? What do you think?
If you were BLSL chicken, I would make it in a Dutch oven on the stovetop…just make sure there is enough liquid in there, as it will take 30 minutes (probably) to cook the sweet potatoes through. Depending on how big the chunks are. Hope you enjoy it!
Erin
I just made this with boneless, skinless breasts & let it cook all day (8 hours). It was nice & tender – and didn’t dry out at all.
I only use BLSL chicken breasts in my crockpot meals that call for chicken. As long as there is some form of fat in there with the concoction, and you do not overcook it, the breasts will not be dry.
Ok, I’m almost convinced… but I only have 1 sweet potato, but several regular potatoes… But I think I’m still gonna go for it. Thanks for the prompting on Facebook
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Where can I buy boneless skinless chicken thighs? Never seen them!
Teri,
BS Chicken thighs are generally right near the BS Chicken breasts in the meat case.
Hope you can find them!
Erin
This one has become a family favorite since you first posted it; I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made it (and how many families I’ve made it for). One suggestion: use peas instead of carrots. It balances the color and peas + curry = delish
Thanks for a great website!
Hi Erin! I am loving your recipes and just bought your book yesterday. I’m friends with Christan. That’s how I heard about you. Anyway, this recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of curry powder. Is that going to be spicy? My kids don’t like spicy. I thought maybe I could use two teaspoons instead?
FYI…I made this tonight and used the full 3 tsps (actually, I doubled the recipe but used 3 tsps per can of coconut milk) and it was not spicy AT ALL! Just flavorful and wonderful. My husband and I are spice WIMPS and there was not a hint of heat. Use the full amount!
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I made this today and it was FAN-TAS-TIC!! The only “problem” was that I work from home and smelled this deliciousness all day and had a hard time waiting for dinner! My husband LOVED it and it’s going in our regular rotation. Thanks for such an easy, wonderful, delicious meal!
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Have this cooking right now, and it smells fantastic.
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I have this in the crock pot ready to go for the morning but realized I used 3 TABLESPOONS instead of 3 teaspoons of curry powder! The good things is a) I am only cooking for myself and b) I like curry. We’ll see tomorrow how it turns out
I bet it will be fine, especially if you love curry! The 3 teaspoons is a “kid friendly” portion
Hope it works out!
Erin
Is it ok to use regular coconut milk from a can? The store did not carry the light coconut milk.
Yes Trudi, regular coconut milk will work.
Erin
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