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Slow Cooker Coconut Milk-Ginger Chicken

This is great to serve with rice, pasta, noodles or bread for dipping. Sizes of chicken will vary so we added weight and volume of chicken amounts. Sometimes a can of coconut milk will be 13.5 oz and other times 14 oz, depending on brand and thickness of product. Either amount works fine for the recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 566kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (907 g) boneless chicken thighs or breasts , about 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 7-8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 13.5 oz. (400 g) canned coconut milk
  • 8 oz. (227 g) tomato sauce (NOT tomato paste) (about 1 cup)
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) fish sauce (or soy sauce, but fish sauce makes it better!)
  • 3-4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 3 Tablespoons (45 ml) minced fresh ginger (or about 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) ground curry powder
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) cayenne pepper , or to personal spicy taste (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) kosher salt , or to taste
  • 1 pound (454 g) potatoes , cut into 1" pieces
  • 2 carrots , peeled & cut into 1" pieces (about 1 cup)

Cornstarch slurry to thicken sauce

  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) water

Equipment

Instructions 

  • In slow cooker pot, combine coconut milk, tomato sauce, fish sauce (or soy sauce), garlic, ginger, curry powder, sugar, cayenne pepper, salt. Using a whisk, gently combine all ingredients together well.
    spices and coconut milk in slow cooker pot
  • Add chicken, potatoes and carrots. Press into the sauce to make sure the sauce covers all the chicken, potatoes and carrots.
    ingredients in slow cooker
  • Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or 5-6 hours on LOW. Depending on how thick you cut your potatoes and carrots, cooking time will vary.
    cooked chicken
  • Make cornstarch slurry: If you want the sauce to be a little thicker, combine the cornstarch and water. Stir to remove all lumps and add to the chicken with sauce. Gently stir the sauce and cover the crock pot. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens a bit more.
    making cornstarch slurry
  • Serve with rice, pasta, noodles or bread for dipping.
    bowl of slow cooker chicken curry
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian

Nutrition

Calories: 566kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 1782mg | Potassium: 1488mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 5434IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 5mg