Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken Curry

Name: Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken Curry
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 1 can coconut milk; 1 onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 2 tbsp mild curry powder; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp red chili flakes; Kosher salt and black pepper; Cilantro for serving

Slow Cooker Chicken High-Protein Gluten-Free

Pumpkin puree melts into the sauce over a long, slow cook, giving this curry a velvety body and a faint sweetness that plays against the ginger and chili underneath.

Course: Slow Cooker
Time: 5 hr 15 min
Servings: 6

Cooking Notes

Choose chicken pieces that can tolerate a long cook and avoid cutting them too small. Larger pieces stay tender and are easier to shred or portion without becoming stringy.
Develop the curry spices with the aromatics before slow cooking when possible. Even a short bloom in fat makes the spice profile taste fuller and less dusty.
Finish the curry by checking thickness and balance rather than serving directly from the cooker. Pumpkin can make the sauce dense, so adjust with liquid, salt, and acidity as needed.

Recipe Card

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken Curry

By Gabriella

Pin It

Category: Slow Cooker
Total Time: 5 hr 15 min
Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 lbs boneless chicken thighs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 can coconut milk
1 onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 tbsp mild curry powder
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp red chili flakes
Kosher salt and black pepper
Cilantro for serving

Instructions

1
Season the chicken thighs well and lay them in the slow cooker with the onion, garlic, and ginger scattered over.
2
Whisk the pumpkin puree, coconut milk, curry powder, coriander, and chili flakes together and pour it over the chicken.
3
Cover and cook on low for five hours, until the thighs are tender enough to pull apart with the edge of a spoon.
4
Shred the chicken roughly in the pot and stir it back through the sauce so every piece gets coated.
5
Taste for salt and heat, then spoon it over rice with a heavy hand of cilantro on top.