Super easy Thai green chicken curry in a slow cooker
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This Chicken Thai green curry is made with store-bought curry paste, coconut milk, and chicken thighs. The slow cooker does its wonders and just like this, you will come home to a warm delicious dinner that your whole family will love. Serve it with freshly cooked basmati rice or jasmine rice and enjoy (nearly) authentic Thai food.
The post has extra tips to make sure the recipe comes out amazing on your first try. If you're in a rush, use the link above to jump to the recipe card at the end! 👩🍳🔝
Chicken Green Curry in slow cooker
Why you will love this crockpot Thai chicken curry recipe
- It is quick and easy! If you have a slow cooker you know what I mean when I say it is easy, right? We put all the ingredients in the bowl and forget about it. Dinner is done.
- Budget-friendly. With only three ingredients this slow cooker Thai chicken curry is extremely cost effective.
- Great family dinner. Tender chicken in delicious coconut curry sauce served on a bed of basmati rice. What not to love!
Recipe ingredients
This is a 3-ingredients green curry recipe. That’s it, only 3.
Recipe Notes
- Chicken. I used chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on. But you can use any cuts of chicken such as chicken breasts, boneless chicken thighs, or drumsticks. Just adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Thai green curry paste. To make green curry from scratch is surely nice and the freshly grounded paste tastes and smells amazing. However, it is just not possible to make it on a busy weeknight when sports training finishes at 8 pm and everyone is hungry. If you are well organized and have a homemade green curry paste, good on you! The rest of us will use a good quality store-bought green curry paste.
- Full fat coconut milk. I always use organic coconut milk and make sure no thickeners, stabilizers, or emulsifiers are added.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements 👇
Substitutions & Variations
- Curry paste. You can use any Thai curry paste for this recipe, yellow or red curry paste will work too.
- Add chopped vegetables such as carrots, green beans, baby corn, and bamboo shoots.
How to make…
As promised this curry recipe is a breeze to prepare. I sear the chicken. I believe it adds more flavor to the dish. I do it by placing my slow cooker bowl on the stove. If you can’t use your bowl on the stove, sear the chicken in a frying pan.
Step 1: Heat a little bit of olive oil in your slow cooker bowl over low heat. Add the chicken thighs and season with salt and black pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
Step 2: Once the skin has got golden color, turn the chicken pieces around and cook on the other side for a couple of minutes.
Step 3: Add curry paste, stir to combine, and let it cook for a minute before adding coconut milk.
Step 4: Transfer the bowl back into the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours.
Expert Tips 👩🍳
- I noticed that cooking time varies from slow cooker to slow cooker and also depends on the size of your chicken pieces. My chicken thighs were cooked in 2 hours on low. Please check the cooking times for your slow cooker.
- I only used one serving of green curry paste, which would serve two people. That ensures that the curry is less spicy and my kids can enjoy it too.
How to store
🥙 Refrigerate
Once the chicken green curry has cooled down, transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerator promptly. Properly stored, chicken green curry can last in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
❄️ Freeze
If you want to store the curry for longer periods, you can freeze it. Ensure the curry is cooled down completely before freezing. Use freezer-safe containers or heavy-duty freezer bags. Label the containers with the date of preparation. Frozen chicken green curry can last for 2 to 3 months in the freezer.
🍽️ Reheating
When you’re ready to eat the stored curry, thaw it overnight in the refrigerator if it’s frozen. Reheat the curry thoroughly on the stovetop or in the microwave until it’s piping hot all the way through. Stir occasionally to ensure even heating. Enjoy delicious Thai green curry chicken.
Frequently asked questions
A slow cooker and a Crockpot are essentially synonymous. A slow cooker refers to a type of kitchen appliance that comes in various brands, with Crockpot being one of them.
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📖 Recipe
Slow cooker Thai Chicken Green Curry
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4-6 chicken thighs, skin-on, bone-in
- 1 serve Thai green curry paste see the serving instructions on the package
- 1 tin full-crean coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil for frying
Instructions
- If your slow cooker is stovetop safe: heat some olive oil in the bow lover the low heat. Season chicken pieces with salt and black pepper and quickly fry the chicken thighs until they are seared and golden.
- If you can't use the slow cooker bowl on the stove, simply use a frying pan to sear the chicken.
- Once chicken is seared, add green curry paste and using a wooden or silicon spoon mix the paste for a couple of minutes, until aromatic.
- Add coconut milk and transfer the bowl to the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
Notes
- The cooking time varies from slow cooker to slow cooker and also depends on the size of your chicken pieces. My chicken thighs were small and were cooked for 2 hours on low. Please check the cooking times for your slow cooker.
- I only used one serving of green curry paste, which would serve two people. That ensures that the curry is less spicy and my kids can enjoy it too.
Ich habe dieses Rezept ohne Slow cooker ausprobiert , es war auch sehr lecker und ich bin am Überlegen mir so einen Cocher kaufen.