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Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Vegetables in a creamy, spicy, curry-like sauce. This “dump and go” slow cooker dish is a healthy dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknight meals.
Happy Spring, y’all 😛 Now that it is officially spring and it is actually still light out when I get off of work and get home, I am definitely not wanting to spend more time in the kitchen. I would rather be outside enjoying the gorgeous weather!! I have been leaning on my trusty friend, Mr. Slow Cooker (here is the one that I have and love: http://amzn.to/1SbnFIn) more and more…seriously…3 of my 5 latest posts are slow cooker posts 😛
I can’t wait to get out in a couple of weeks and get my little garden planted so we have fresh herbs and veggies for all of my recipes!! I told myself that I would wait for April just in case we get a late frost. I did cheat a little yesterday and bought a basil plant. I needed basil for a recipe I was making and they had little plants at the grocery store, so I went for it 😉 It is a little plant and I left it in the pot so I can bring it inside if the weather turns cold.
This Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Vegetables started out very randomly. I was getting ready for work one morning and I was actually ahead of schedule (I am NOT a morning person) and had a few minutes before I needed to leave. I thought that I would throw something in the slow cooker. I started with basics, onion and garlic, then went with chicken. I saw that we had a bunch of fire roasted tomatoes in the pantry, so I threw those in. I decided to kind of go the “curry” route with the spices. That was it and I headed off to work…
To try to figure out what I was making, I googled “chicken tomato curry” and kept seeing recipes for tikka masala. That was something I hadn’t make before so I wanted to give it a try 🙂 I decided to bump up the nutritional factor by adding chickpeas, garden peas and matchstick carrots. I used greek yogurt to make it creamy and topped with some fresh cilantro!
The result was my Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Vegetables! We loved the yummy chicken, tomatoes, chickpeas, garden peas and matchstick carrots all swimming in a luscious creamy curry-like sauce!! The brown rice soaked up the sauce too and really tied it all together 😎
Here is your recipe and nutritional information for Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Vegetables:
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 3-4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced or pressed
- 1.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 (15 oz.) cans fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp. turmeric
- 1 tsp. hot curry spice
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. cardamom
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken stock
- 1 (15 oz.) reduced-sodium chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt
- 1 cup matchstick carrots
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
- Place a slow cooker liner or spray the bowl with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add onions and garlic to the bottom of the slow cooker bowl.
- Add chicken on top of the onion and garlic
- Add tomatoes, turmeric, hot curry, cumin, cardamom, salt and pepper.
- Add chicken stock. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
- Add chickpeas, greek yogurt, carrots and peas and cook for 10 minutes more.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
- Serve over brown rice.
So tell me, what are you most looking forward to this spring?
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I love my slow cooker. (Actually, all five of them.) I use them year round, they’re great at winter comfort food and for not heating the house in the summer.
Looks tasty and healthy! I love chicken tikka masala but have never made it myself, can’t wait to try your recipe.
This looks so good! I’m vegetarian so I would probably sub out the chicken with some tofu but the seasonings and the dish as a whole sound right up my alley. Thank you for posting!
Absolutely, Jen! Tofu would be great in this dish!!
Ohh! That looks really good. I love using my slow cooker, it saves me so much time.
What a wonderful recipe. I would love to make this recipe for my family.
I love how easy this is to put together!! I love using my slow cooker it is such a time saver for making dinners.
This Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Vegetables looks delicious and healthy. I’m a vegetarian so I can just substitute the chicken for some tofu.
I absolutely love slow cooker recipes because they fit our lifestyle. I have never come across one for Chicken Tikki Masala yet so I will definitely have to try it out.
I didn’t even know there were slow cooker liners. I use my crock pot weekly and I hate to clean it afterwards. I’m going to try your recipe and the liners.
That sounds super yum! I am looking forward to making this for my family sometime very soon!
That looks so delicious! I’ve been looking for recipes that incorporate chickpeas. This loosk good and I love that you can make it in the slow cooker! I’m all about using that as much as I can!
Dear Becky, what a delicious and wonderful meal. I love the spices…what an exotic and flavorful dish. xo, Catherine
This looks so good! I got rid of my slow cooker I need to figure out how to make this. I am craving it!
Oh yum I’ve never heard of this before. This looks delicious though and I’m sure it’d be a hit in our family! My kids would love it.
Omg can we say yum?!?! I will definitely be giving this a pin so I can give it a try myself!
I can’t believe how good this looks! I love slow-cooker recipes. They are so convenient. I’m bookmarking this and will definitely give it a try.
That yellow color just makes it pop! My husband is a fan of curry. I know he’d love this dish.
I like the sound of “dump and go!”
It’s amazing to look at your photos, and think, “she made that in a crock pot!” AMAZING! I’ll definitely add this to my recipe favorites.
Yum that sounds so good. It’s so rich in protein! I would love to make some!
It looks so tasty and full of various flavors. I love that you topped it over rice, that just makes the dish more complete.
Very delicious looking food. Thanks for sharing with us the recipe. I might try this real soon.
what a yummy recipe and it looks tasty, I would love to try this for my hubby. Thanks for the recipe
Chicken tikka masala is delicious. Love the seasonings that go into it. I really need a slow cooker as this is a wonderful idea.
omg yummy! my husband loves this tikka masala! he craves for it! will try to follow your recipe next time!
This one is fantastic! I always cook with your fantastic recipe, I’d like to try this too.
Delicious! I’d like to try this it looks tasty. I’m sure my family would love this.
This looks so good, and it is so different from what I usually cook for dinner. Thanks for this recipe!
This looks amazing! I love Chicken Tikka!
Omg now this is definitely some food porn!!!!! Everything about this just looks so yummy! So need to give your recipe a try!
My goodness that looks absolutely delicious & sounds so healthy as well. My husband loves anything with chicken & anything that is spicy & I am sure he is going to be excited with this yummy recipe.
This is look tasty and delicious, I am going to try this for my family.
My husband has this thing for Indian food. While it is certainly healthy it is also an easy recipe to follow. Thanks for sharing I love to try this for my husband next time.
Now this looks so good. I’ve been looking for a new recipe to try so this is right up my alley
This recipe looks so good! Thank you for sharing. I always forget to line the crockpot or spray it so I have a mess – I need to remember that!
You mentioned adding greek yogurt in your blog but how much and when is not noted in the recipe/ingredients. ?????
So sorry for the omission!! Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I will update the recipe accordingly. You add 1 cup Greek yogurt during the last few minutes of cooking along with the carrots and peas.
you don’t mention shredding the chicken, but it looks like it is. Do you have to add the yogurt.
The chicken literally falls apart after cooking it that long, but you could shred it if desired. You add 1 cup Greek yogurt during the last few minutes of cooking along with the carrots and peas.