Slow Cooker Chicken Vindaloo
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
This fantastic Vindaloo sauce will take your dinner to the next level, and tempt your taste buds at the same time! The chicken and sauce is phenomenal and can be served with rice, cauliflower rice, veggies, or salad...or whatever you prefer! Enjoy!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 4 - small boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 - small yellow onion(s)
  • 1 - Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/4 - cup(s) white vinegar
  • 2 - tsp minced garlic
  • 1 - tsp chili powder
  • 1 - tsp ground ginger
  • 1 - tsp paprika
  • 1/2 - tsp garlic cloves
  • 1/4 - tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 - tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 - tsp dry mustard
  • 1 - tsp white sugar
  • - Salt and pepper
  • Side: - rice**
  • Side: - veggies**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Chop the small yellow onion.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, carefully whisk together the tomato paste, white vinegar, minced garlic, chili powder, ground ginger, paprika, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, dry mustard and sugar.
  3. Place the chicken breasts and chopped onion in the base of the slow cooker and pour the vindaloo sauce over and around the chicken. Season with pinch of salt and pepper.
  4. Set on low and cook for 8 hours. Once the chicken is cooked, shred with fork and combine with the sauce.
  5. Cook the rice as directed.
  6. Prepare veggies.
  7. Serve Slow Cooker Chicken Vindaloo with rice and veggies.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Chop 2 small yellow onions.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, carefully whisk together 2 Tbsp tomato paste, 1/2 cup white vinegar, 4 tsp minced garlic, 2 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp dry mustard, and 2 tsp sugar.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • Half of the chopped onion
  • Half of the prepared sauce

Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free sides.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Slow Cooker Chicken Vindaloo

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. Once cooked, shred the chicken into the sauce.
Serve over rice with veggies.