Slow Cooker Chicken Thai Soup
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4.5
Slow Cooker Chicken Thai Soup
Description
Slow Cooker Chicken Thai Soup delivers a harmonious blend of Thai flavors through its main ingredients: red curry paste, coconut milk, and peanut butter. The chicken breast simmers slowly, absorbing the aromatic curry and coconut milk base while softening alongside red bell pepper, onion, and fresh ginger. The addition of peas late in cooking preserves their pop of freshness. The finished soup is creamy with hints of sweetness from brown sugar and depth from fish sauce, accented by fresh lime juice and cilantro garnishing before serving over white rice.
Cooking in a slow cooker allows the flavors to meld gently over several hours, producing tender chicken and a well-rounded broth. The coconut milk enriches the soup’s texture, while the peanut butter adds a subtle nutty complexity uncommon in traditional soups. This makes the dish satisfying and aromatic without needing elaborate preparation steps.
Serve this soup hot alongside steamed white rice, which soaks up the luscious curry broth. It can be an easy main dish on cooler days or whenever a comforting, savory soup is desired. The use of staple pantry ingredients like curry paste and peanut butter provides a unique, balanced taste.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste
- 2-12 ounce coconut milk canned
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breast cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
- 1 red bell pepper , seeded and sliced into ¼ inch slices
- 1 onion , thinly sliced
- 1 ginger minced, fresh, heaping tablespoon
- 1 cup peas thawed, frozen
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- cilantro , (for garnish)
- white rice cooked
Instructions
- Mix the curry paste, coconut milk, chicken stock, fish sauce, brown sugar and peanut butter in a 4-½ to 6-quart slow-cooker bowl. Then, place the chicken breast, red bell pepper, onion and ginger in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Add in the peas and cook for 30 minutes longer.
- Stir in lime juice and serve with cilantro and white rice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 266 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 266kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 747mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 704mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1627IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 39mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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