Sweet potato, tender chunks of chicken, red pepper, and green beans are all slow cooked and infused with an Indian-inspired spice blend, making this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry heaven in a bowl.
This scrumptious bowl of Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry will warm you right up on a cold day.
When the temps drop and the air becomes frigid, I crave warm, hearty bowls of soup, stews, and slow-cooked meals. And this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is sure to warm you right up on a cold day just like our Creamy Crockpot Butter Chicken recipe. It’s a stew-like dish that’s incredibly flavorful and has everything you need in a meal – quality protein, healthy fats, and veggies.
Comfort food + slow-cooked + easy peasy = a recipe you’ll surely love.
I’m all about ease and convenience. In fact, in 2019 our focus for the blog is to share recipes that are easy, made with simple ingredients, meal prep-able and classic comfort food turned healthy. We know these are the kinds of recipes you love and we want to do our best to serve you and your family. We want to help you spend less time in the kitchen so that you can spend more time around the dinner table and/or doing the things you love most. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry fits the bill. It’s an easy set-it-and-forget-it recipe, it’s made with simple ingredients that you can find anywhere and it’s a one-dish meal, so clean-up is quick. In addition, it’s meal prep-able and freezer-friendly, too!
You can also make this recipe in an instant pot.
Serve it over cauliflower rice or a handful greens for a delicious Whole30 option and an easy way to add in more veggies.
My favorite way to serve Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is over a bed of sautéed cauliflower rice. It’s a great way to sneak in more veggies. I’ve also served it over a bed of greens when I didn’t have cauliflower rice on hand. If not on a Whole30, feel free to serve it over white or brown rice if you wish! And don’t forget to top with roasted cashews for added crunch and fresh cilantro.
For the love of curry – a must-try flavor!
Curry is a favorite flavor of mine. So much that we have shared several curry-inspired recipes on the blog such as Curry Egg Salad, Instant Pot Lamb Curry, and Curry Chicken Salad. Yeah, I like curry! I think some people are a little hesitant in trying it because they’re just not sure what to expect, but I highly recommend you do. If you don’t want to purchase a whole jar of it, head to your local food co-op or Whole Foods, and purchase just what you need in bulk.
What are the spices in curry powder? Curry is an Indian-inspired spice blend that is commonly made with coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger, dry mustard, black pepper, cinnamon, cayenne, and cardamom. You can find a homemade curry powder recipe here.
@whole30 Friendly Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is infused with an Indian-inspired spice blend and made hearty with sweet potatoes and veggies. It truly is heaven in a bowl. Share on XI can’t wait for you to add Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry to your menu and give it a try! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is heaven in a bowl. It’s Whole30-friendly and infused with a flavorful Indian-infused spice blend. You can also make this recipe in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. Organic Valley Ghee
- ½ medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1½ lbs. uncooked chicken breast, cubed
- 1 medium-large sweet potato, cubed
- 1 red pepper, sliced or diced
- 2 cups green beans, trimmed
- 3/4 cup organic low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 Tbsp. Simply Organic curry powder
- 1 tsp. Simply Organic ground cumin
- 1 tsp. Simply Organic ground turmeric
- Pinch of Simply Organic cayenne (optional)
- ½ tsp. salt, more to taste
- 1 (14 oz-can) full-fat coconut milk
- Cashews, cilantro & cauliflower rice for serving
Instructions
- In a small pan over medium heat, add the ghee, diced onion, and garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent.
- In the slow cooker, add the sautéed onions and garlic, chicken, sweet potatoes, red pepper, green beans, chicken broth, spices, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Stir in coconut milk and cook on low for an additional 30-60 minutes or until hot. Add more salt to taste. If you’d like more curry flavor, add more curry powder to taste.
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Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (~1½ cups)
- Calories: 335
- Fat: 17 g
- (Sat Fat: 10g)
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Carbohydrate: 17 g
- (Fiber: 3 g
- Sugar: 8 g)
- Protein: 28 g
Dietary
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Jen Jung says
have you tried to make this in an instant pot?
Stacie Hassing says
You bet! Here is the IP version: https://therealfooddietitians.com/instant-pot-sweet-potato-chicken-curry/
Keli says
Is there an instant pot version on this recipe?
Stacie Hassing says
There is! https://therealfooddietitians.com/instant-pot-sweet-potato-chicken-curry/
Ashley says
Hiya
Is there any substitute for the coconut milk? For some reason I just can’t digest it well.
Thank you!
Stacie Hassing says
Hi there! You could try an unsweetened dairy-free coffee cream such as Califia or silk but I would suggest using less as it won’t be as thick as canned coconut milk. You could also add a little kite-hill non-dairy yogurt for creaminess. If you can tolerate dairy, half and half or heavy cream would work great.
Amanda says
Is the chicken pre-cooked? This looks so yummmy!
Stacie Hassing says
The chicken is not pre-cooked.
Alice says
Can I do this on the stovetop as well? I’m slow cooker newbie and I don’t want to screw it up. lol
Jessica Beacom says
Hi Alice,
You can do this on the stovetop. And don’t worry about screwing it up. The slow cooker makes it hard to fail!
lisa says
how do you make the stove top version pls?
Jessica Beacom says
To make this on the stovetop I would saute the onion, red pepper and garlic in ghee in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Then add the cubed chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes then add the sweet potatoes, broth, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne and bring to a simmer before covering and cooking until sweet potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through (this should take 20-25 minutes). Then add the green beans, coconut milk, and salt, to taste. Cook for another 5-8 minutes or until the green beans are tender.