Saucy Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Cashew Chicken with sweet red peppers, tender potatoes, and crunchy cashews make right in your crockpot! So easy and INSANELY delicious!
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The way I see it, you’re either Type A, Type B, or Type C.
And no, I’m not talking about those relentless color-coded personality tests you took 173 times in school. I’m talking about your curry personality.
If you’re Type A – you love it. You think curry is the greatest thing since (before) sliced bread and you crave its presence in your life.
Type B – You haven’t tried curry and you’re kind of skeptical about the whole thing. Maybe it’s the smell, the blinding color, or just the fact that it’s not typically used in American Sunday potroast dinners so it sort of feels like an alien ingredient to you.
Let me put your mind at rest. Curry is a spice. Just like cumin in Mexican dishes or garlic in Italian dishes, curry is the salt and pepper of Indian food. And it’s crazy-amazingly-delicious.
Type C – You hate curry. (Do you people actually exist??)
If you’re already on board with curry – you Type As – good! Make this dish. That’s pretty much all I have to say to you.
If you are on the fence – stop giving it dirty looks and actually eat curry. You’ll feel much better just knowing that you’ve tried it and have a real, honest-to-goodness based-on-true-life opinion about the stuff. And I’m just going to say… I’ll be shocked if this slow cooker coconut cashew chicken version doesn’t turn you into a Type A prontissimo.
And for you Type Cs…. (hellooooo?? anybody out there….???) I think you should consider giving it another go. Or at least don’t leave my blog forever because I scare you off with one (freaking a-mazing) curry dish. Come back tomorrow – we’ll talk something a little closer to home.
Oh did I mention you can make this in your slow cooker?? Yeah, you crockpot addicts should be excited. And if you don’t have a slow cooker – not to worry! – you can whip up this heavenly stuff right on the stove. Just steam your potatoes (microwave works great) before tossing them into a pot with everything else and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes or until your chicken is cooked through.
Bada-bing-bada-boom!
Coconut curry. Plus chicken. and cashews.
YUM.
What people are saying about this Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Cashew Chicken
“I LOVE CURRY!!! 
I never attempted to cook it until I saw this recipe… I loved the outcome even though I think I was being a little stingy with spices (given it was more first time I wasn’t too generous) I could have definitely added more” – Trudi
“I loved this!!! Turned out great! I followed directions completely and did the notes; the sludge to thicken and the paste to powder conversion. The paste I used was Thai and I felt it gave it a Thai taste instead of Indian curry. Still great! Cilantro really made a difference too, but cilantro and nuts I just added to individual servings. My chicken was really tender and perfect (the pounding it thin helps). Thanks keep your recipes coming!” – Susan
“Wow!!! Great recipe, I’ve made this twice now…My 3 year old daughter loves it!!! love this in the crock pot – Thanks again <3” – Renee
“Made this yesterday. It was amazing!!! I’ve been looking for a good curry recipe for a long time now and have found it. House smelled amazing, even the Google Fiber installer commented on it. Thanks!” – Stephanie
Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Cashew Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts - pounded thin and chopped into bite-size pieces
- 1 red pepper - seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 small potatoes - (I used red), peeled and chopped
- ½ white or yellow onion - chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk - (or one 14-ounce can + 1/2 cup chicken broth)
- 3 tablespoons yellow curry powder - (see note)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt - or to taste
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper - or to taste
- optional: corn starch slurry - (see note)
- cashews, cilantro, cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- Add chicken pieces, red peppers, potatoes, and onions to the slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl whisk together chicken broth, curry powder, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper. Pour mixture into slow cooker and stir to coat chicken and veggies. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low 4-5 hours.
- About 10-15 minutes before serving, stir in coconut milk. Stir just before serving and top with cashews and freshly chopped cilantro.
Notes
*If you prefer a little bit thicker curry (like I do) whisk together 3 tablespoons cold water and 2 tablespoons corn starch. Stir into crockpot about 30-45 minutes before serving and cook on high until ready to serve.
Love curry! This was great! I did not add chicken but put sliced AVOCADO on the side and reduced the aMount of broth to 1 3/4 and added about a tablespoon of brown sugar and made it on the stoVe. servEd over rice. So yummy!
Awesome job, Karen! Thank you for sharing your input!
Looking forward to trying this recipe! I wonder if it’s OK to omit the potatoes, or perhaps sub for something else? I’m trying to be low carb so potatoes are not “on my list.” I can sub cauli-rice for the rice (I know it’ll change the flavor profile some).
It will definitely change it but I think it could be done? I’d love to hear the outcome if you do give it a try!
My boyfriend, who is a self-proclaimed CONNOISSEUR of curry, absolutely loved it! I subbed sweet potatoes for the standard and used quinoa instead of rice. He doesn’t typically like sweet potatoes but said they were delicious in this. I think a little extra heat (cayenne) went a long way for him too.
Yesssss!! Sounds like you’ve knocked this one out of the park, Jessie!
This is a great recipe. I was pleasantly surprised! I did not put red peppers in just bec I can not tolerate peppers. I did add the garlic and corn starch. I added a daSh of salt and peppEr. It was the perfect amount of Spice for my husband but I prefer just a bit more heat. I used Russet potatoes bec that’s all I had and they got a little mushy….. next time maybe red potatoes. But the Taste was AMAZING!!!
Good job, MaryKay! Sounds like you’ve done well with this recipe. Thanks for your feedback! Glad to hear that you and your husband enjoyed it!
This did not work for me at all. After 4hrs on high it was still not cooked, the SaUce was thin and watery with little flavour. Never again
Hi just came upon ur recipe & just wanted some clarification.
If adding the red paste in; do u do 2 tablespoons of curry powder & 1 tablespoon of the red paste?
For the coconut milk part, do you just add 1 can of regular coconut milk at the end? Or do you add 1 regular can & the chicken broth? Got comfused about that part. Thank-you 🙂
Hi Rosa! You are correct about the red paste- use 2 tablespoons of curry powder and 1 tablespoon of red paste. As for the coconut milk, you can either do 2 cups of coconut milk OR do 1 can (14 oz) + 1/2 cup of chicken broth. You put that in about 10-15 minutes before serving.