Slow Cooker Chicken and Lentil Curry

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Lentil Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 600 g Chicken thighs (boneless); 200 g Red lentils; 400 ml Coconut milk; 400 g Canned diced tomatoes; 1 large Onion; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Ginger (grated); 3 tbsp Curry powder; 1 tsp Cumin; 1.5 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Fresh cilantro; 1 tbsp Lime juice

Set-and-forget slow cooker curry with chicken thighs and red lentils. Massive protein, zero effort.

Total time: 255 min total
Difficulty: easy
Servings: 6 servings

For 6 servings

33% kcal from protein

2580

kcal

216g

protein

228g

carbs

84g

fat

Protein Carbs Fat

Ingredients

6servings

600 g Chicken thighs (boneless)
200 g Red lentils
400 ml Coconut milk
400 g Canned diced tomatoes
1 large Onion
4 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp Ginger (grated)
3 tbsp Curry powder
1 tsp Cumin
1.5 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Fresh cilantro
1 tbsp Lime juice

12 ingredients · quantities scale with servings

Instructions

1
~1 min
Dice onion; mince garlic.
2
~6 min
Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, ginger, lentils, tomatoes, coconut milk, curry powder, cumin, and salt.
3
~90 min
Stir to combine. Cook on LOW 6–8 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours.
4
~3 min
Shred chicken with two forks inside the pot; stir everything together.
5
~2 min
Add lime juice and cilantro.
6
No timer
Serve over basmati rice or with naan.

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