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This Instant Pot Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry is a delicious and easy weeknight meal! It is packed with Thai-inspired flavors, veggies, and shredded chicken. Serve it over rice or cauliflower rice! Gluten free, Paleo, and Whole30.
I absolutely love Thai food and anything with a yummy sauce over rice. I put my own spin on this Thai-inspired dish, and it is sure to be a crowd pleaser! It comes together in less than 30 minutes start to finish. The slight spice from the Red Thai Curry Paste combined with the fish sauce, coconut aminos, and lime juice creates the perfect balance of flavors. The sweet potatoes break down during the cooking process, creating a thick and creamy sauce. It is quite divine if you ask me!
What Ingredients You Need to Make This Instant Pot Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
You only need a few simple ingredients to make this delicious dish!
- Chicken breasts – about 1.5 lbs
- 14.5 oz can full fat coconut milk
- almond butter
- Fish sauce – this really adds flavor but you can also sub 1 tsp salt if you prefer
- Juice from 2 limes
- Coconut aminos
- Minced garlic
- Chicken Stock
- Crushed red pepper
- Thai Red Curry Paste
- Onion
- Sweet Potato
- Peas (Frozen or canned)
- Red Pepper
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How to Make This Instant Pot Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
First, add the coconut milk, almond butter, Red Thai Curry Paste, fish sauce, lime juice, coconut aminos, minced garlic, chicken stock, crushed red pepper, and salt into the instant pot. Whisk well to combine the sauce until it is mostly smooth.
Place the chicken breasts on top of the sauce, followed by the diced onion and cubed sweet potatoes, Lightly stir everything so the onions, sweet potato, and chicken are lightly coated in the sauce.
Lock the lid and turn the vent too sealing. Cook on high pressure for 13 minutes, then manually release the steam. Remove the chicken breasts and shred them using 2 forks. Add the shredded chicken back into the pot. Add in the diced red pepper and peas.
Turn the instant pot to “sauté” mode and stir while letting the red pepper and peas cook for 5-7 minutes. As you stir, the sweet potatoes should break down and turn into a puree, which helps to thicken the sauce.
Serve the curry over rice or cauliflower rice with fresh cilantro, if desired. Enjoy!
How to Make This Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry in the Slow Cooker
Whisk the sauce ingredients in the slow cooker. Place the chicken breasts, onion, and sweet potatoes on top of the sauce. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 7-8 hours. Add in the red pepper and peas during the last 30 minutes of cook time. Shred the chicken and stir everything until the sweet potatoes break down and help to thicken the sauce. Serve and enjoy!
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Instant Pot Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 cup peas, frozen work best
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- ¼ cup smooth almond butter
- 2 tsp Red Thai Curry Paste
- 1 tbsp Red Boat fish sauce
- juice from 2 limes
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- ⅔ cup chicken stock
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- ½ tsp sea salt, more to taste
Instructions
Instant Pot
- Add the coconut milk, almond butter, Red Thai Curry Paste, fish sauce, lime juice, coconut aminos, minced garlic, chicken stock, crushed red pepper and salt into the instant pot. Whisk well to combine the sauce until it is mostly smooth.
- Place the chicken breasts on top of the sauce, followed by the diced onion and cubed sweet potatos. Lightly stir everything so the onions, sweet potato, and chicken are lightly coated in the sauce.
- Lock the lid and turn the vent to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 13 minutes, then manually release the steam.
- Remove the chicken breasts and shred them using 2 forks. Add the shredded chicken back into the pot. Add in the diced red pepper and peas.
- Turn the instant pot to "saute" mode and stir while letting the red pepper and peas cook for 5-7 minutes. As you stir, the sweet potatoes should break down and turn into a puree, which helps to thicken the sauce.
- Serve the curry over rice or cauliflower rice with fresh cilantro, if desired. Enjoy!
Slow Cooker
- Whisk the sauce ingredients in the slow cooker. Place the chicken breasts, onion, and sweet potatoes on top of the sauce. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 7-8 hours. Add in the red pepper and peas during the last 30 minutes of cook time. Shred the chicken and stir everything until the sweet potatoes break down and help to thicken the sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
All nutrition facts are an estimate and automatically calculated. While I fact check them using My Fitness Pal, please note that they may not always be 100% accurate and depend on ingredients used. Weigh your total and divide by the number of servings for the most accurate grams per serving size.
Made this tonight for my family that includes a husband who claims he isn’t a curry fan and a child who claims to dislike sweet potatoes. We all loved it so they aren’t saying that anymore!
Thank you Karen!
Amazing!! Didn’t know if I liked red curry but I liked the ingredients so I thought I would give it a try! So easy and so good, thankyou!
After a long week of work the last thing I wanted to do was cook on a Friday night but I had the ingredients and decided to go ahead and make it. It was so simple but so flavorful and was so much better then take out. This will be in our rotation for sure! Delicious!
I had a friend over last night and made this for her and the hubs. I know with any recipe from Mary it will be awesome and I don’t need to worry about trying a new recipe on anyone. This one did not disappoint! It’s amazing! Everyone said it’s the best curry they’ve ever had! This will be a regular in our house!
I made this tonight and the flavor profile it out of this world! So creamy with the almond butter and sweet potatoes. Another great recipe!
Another keeper! So good! Thank you!