My three year old is totally in that stage where his initially reaction to all food is, “No, I don’t really like that,” – one day he likes something, the next day he doesn’t (but has to eat it anyway ;)
Last week, I shared my triumph on Facebook, when halfway through the meal with his mouth full he looked at me and said, “You can make this every night, mommy!” I was elated; and was especially happy that I already froze a batch for another night.
Since switching to homemade seasonings, I have yet to perfect many of them which sometimes leaves us feeling like things don’t have much taste. Not the case in this instance!
To Freeze: Cook per the directions and let cool. Bag chicken and sauce and place in the freezer (I bagged half the recipe, about 1/2 pound of chicken over rice served all of us 1 meal and some extra for lunches). For serving, thaw in fridge overnight and place in slow cooker to heat through, about one hour before serving!
I hope you enjoy!
- 1 or 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 14-16 dime-sized slices of peeled, fresh ginger (about 1 ounce)
- 2 Tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup water
- 1 Granny Smith Apple, chopped (or a different tart variety)
- 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
- For serving:
- chopped green onions (optional)
- over brown rice
- In the slow cooker, toss chicken in onion, garlic, ginger, curry powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Add ½ cup off water. Cover & cook 4 hours on high, or 8 hours on low.
- Stir in coconut milk and apple, cook until heated through (20-30 minutes; if you’re using more than one pound of meat add another ½ cup or so of water, or to your desired consistency)
- Transfer chicken to a large bowl; shred with fork. Return to pot; toss with sauce.
- To serve, garnish with green onions, if desired and serve over rice.
Recipe adapted from Curry Chicken.
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Do you make this in a crockpot or stovetop? Any liquids to the chicken at first? Looks delicious!
I made it in the slow cooker, you certainly could use the stove top, but I especially liked the longer cook time because of the amount/strength of ginger and garlic. Oh, yes, I added a little water to start the chicken in (but didn’t write it, so I will add that now :) Thanks, Kellie!
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