SLOW COOKER CREAMY SATAY CHICKEN

Serves 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours (high) or 8 hours (low)

Ingredients:

• 1 brown onion, diced

• 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped

• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped

• 600g chicken thighs, chopped in 4cm pieces

• 3 tablespoons peanut butter or satay sauce

• 400g coconut milk

• 1 chicken stock cube

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon curry powder

• 1 teaspoon brown sugar  

Vegetables added for the last hour of cooking:

• 300g pumpkin, chopped into 3cm pieces

• 1 large green zucchini, cut into quarters

Stirred through at end:

• 2 cups baby spinach leaves

Method:

1. To the slow cooker, add onion, ginger, garlic, chicken thighs, peanut butter, coconut milk, crumbled chicken stock cube, soy sauce, curry powder, and brown sugar. Stir well to combine all ingredients.

2. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or on high heat for 4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.

3. About 1 hour before the end of cooking time, add pumpkin and green zucchini into the slow cooker. Stir to combine.

4. Once finished, stir in the spinach leaves until wilted.

5. Serve with white or brown rice.