Slow Cooker Country Captain Chicken with Rice
4
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
The traditional version of this Southern curried classic calls for butter and oil. Our update uses boneless, skinless chicken, slow-cooked.
Ingredients
Dried shiitake mushrooms
2 cup(s), sliced
Onion
1 cup(s), chopped
Celery
½ cup(s), chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), large, minced
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken thigh
1 pound(s), trimmed of all fat and cut into bite-size pieces
All-purpose flour
1 tbsp(s)
Fat free chicken broth
¼ cup(s)
Curry powder
1½ tsp(s)
Table salt
1 tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es)
Smoked paprika
¼ tsp(s)
Canned crushed tomatoes
3 cup(s)
Golden seedless raisins
¼ tbsp(s)
Cooked long grain brown rice
2 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Add mushrooms, onion, celery and garlic and sauté until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Place vegetables in slow cooker; add chicken.
2
In a cup, stir together flour and chicken broth until smooth. Add to slow cooker. Add curry powder, salt, pepper, paprika, crushed tomatoes and raisins, and stir in.
3
Cover and cook on low for 5 hours. To serve, spoon 1/2 cup rice onto each of 4 plates. Top each with chicken and sauce and serve. Yields 2 1/2 cups chicken mixture and 1/2 cup rice per serving.
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