The love affair I have with my crock pot is currently bordering on obsession.
Just when I think I’ve run out of time to make dinner, I remember that I prepped it the night before and stuck it in the crock pot in the morning before I left. My stress level is instantly reduced to a manageable level.
In fact, I’m considering mixing up some crock pot blends in 1-gallon zip lock bags and tossing them in the freezer. I’ll make a whole bunch at one time. Then, all I have to do is grab a bag, toss it in the crock pot and head out the door. How’s that for an easy meal? (Ya, sometimes I’m just a little bit brilliant…. and arrogant…ehem…)
I got this recipe while surfing the net for crock pot recipe ideas. I came across the DisneyFamily.com web site and they had a recipe for curry chicken that sounded incredible. And to my great surprise, it was clean!
Then I realized that I didn’t have half of what I needed to make it, so I improvised, and wow. This is some seriously good chicken. I think the only thing I would change is to add more broth next time for extra gravy. But seriously, Disney can cook!
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Clean Eating Curry Chicken
(Makes 8 servings)
Ingredients:
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 shallot, diced
- 1/2 cup dried apricots, no sugar added ( I used the unsulfured kind from Whole Foods)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
- 12 cloves garlic, chopped (yes, 12. That’s not a typo)
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 cup chicken stock (use 2 cups if you want gravy, + 1-2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour. Whisk well into the broth before adding to the crock pot to avoid clumps.)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Juice of 1 lemon
Directions:
- Place all ingredients in the crock pot and stir as best you can to get everything mixed and coated in the spices.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- Serve over brown rice and add a side of cauliflower. Yum!
Thank you, I have now have dinner for tonight. I had no clue what I was going to make. 🙂
Julie – You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
Have you read about “The Big Cook”?
Their concept is to batch cook, store in freezer bags, and then throw into oven/slow cooker, BBQ, etc. A great concept, but a lot of (okay ALL) of their recipes are not clean, because they rely heavily on items like BBQ sauce, ketchup, dry onion soup mix, etc. I’ve used my Cleaning Eating techniques to “clean up” some of their recipes. I do like the concept of grabbing something out of the freezer and throwing into the crock-pot too! It’s like you are making your own convenience food without all the sugar/sodium/preservatives!
Natalie – I do like the idea of the big batches!
bagged crockpot meals sounds fantastic. Please post your results along with recipes for all of us to try!
Brenda – I will! Although, I recently found out that it’s not a good idea to put frozen food in a slow cooker. It takes longer for the food to arrive at the right temp, leaving more time for bacteria to grow on the food.
Looks awesome! Thanks for the recipe!
Gina – You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
Oh, yeah. I have to get my crock pot out again. It’s gotten coooooold and rainy here in central VA. I’m so craving hot soups and stews. And warmth. I just finished the antibiotic Monday and already my sinus infection is back. Acheyhead and face need comfort foods.
Jodi – Oh no!!! Take care of yourself sweetie!
I came here to tell you NOT to do the bagged thing unless you let the food thaw, but I see that you know that now.
Nicole – Yes! Thank you! Learning as I go…
this looks sooo good. I want it right now and its 9 am!
Leannatufts – Haha! Hope you make it. It’s YUMMY!
I want to try this one!
I only have boneless skinless chicken breast – will this alter the outcome of the recipe too much?
Bethcook – Nope, that’s what I used!
Isn’t it great when you find a recipe and it’s already clean! I have a great curry recipe from my mom thats clean also! Always was! This one is just a little different and I’m gonna have to try it love the dried apricots! Thanks!
Kristie – Fantastic! I love older recipes. They always seem to be clean!
Shelley – Yes, I shred it right in the crock pot. It just falls apart. Here’s a link to some ideas for how to avoid dry meat in a crock pot: http://www.skinnycrockpot.com/avoiding-dry-or-tough-meats/
Klop – We’re certainly hoping so! Just submitted the last of the recipes today and hope to have a manuscript to proof very soon!
Kat – Hmmm. I’m not sure. The only way to find out would be to cook it without and add it after if you need it. Sorry, I know that doesn’t help much…
I made this on Saturday — it is super yummy and filling!
Allison – Wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Is dried ginger the same as ground?
Heather – Usually.
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it (when I have the ingredients on hand!) Thank you AGAIN for your amazing site.
Jess – Fantastic! Let me know how you like it!
Sarah – Thank you! I actually have a slow cooker cookbook coming out in January that I co-authored with Gale Compton of Fit Fabulous Forever. All the recipes are based on clean eating, so you may enjoy it.
I would love to have that book! Where will it be sold? Looking forward to making your post from today too! You have made my life so much easier, and much more delicious too. =)
Sarah – Why thank you! I’m glad I could help! I will post the book here on my blog for sale when it’s available. It will be sold on QVC on Jan 8th and then everywhere else on Feb 9, including here on my blog.
April – Hope you enjoy it!
That’s wonderful! Thanks for sharing your recipe. If memory serves the sauce is clean too!
Kelly – This should help: https://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-flour/
How do you think this would taste with coconut milk instead of chicken broth? Prepared the meal tonight so I can stick it in the crock tomorrow morning and realized we’re out of chicken stock!
It would probably be pretty tasty, but definitely thicker.
I’m curious about spices. Maybe you have this posted elsewhere but how do you know if your spices are clean? I pulled out my curry powder today and it lists “spices (including turmeric)” more clean spices but then also lists MSG.
Sounds like you just need a different curry powder. There are some spices out there that are not clean. But for the most part, most are.
Have you tried to using coconut milk instead of broth? I was thinking that might be amazing. Thoughts?
You could try it, but I’m not sure it would be the same. It’s really tasty the way it is. But coconut milk is always worth a shot!
I baked this recipe (didn’t get it in the crockpot in time!) and it came out wonderful! Wow! Flavors are SOOO delicious! I cooked organic Jasmine rice as a side!
Stephanie – Great to know! So happy you enjoyed it! 😀