Recipes For Healthy Chicken Curry

Healthy butter chicken is a delicious Indian dish with tender chicken pieces swimming in an amazing, creamy tomato curry sauce that’s packed with spices and flavor. This easy recipe is ready in 30 minutes!

J had a soccer game (and scored three goals), M had her first sleepover and also her horseback riding lessons. We had a friend over for a play date and my husband and I had a dinner and symphony date night out on the town. And that was all just on Friday and Saturday!

Sunday was full of grocery shopping, cooking, recipe testing and bike rides. J, who is 5, just got the hang of riding his bike without training wheels and wanted to practice, practice and practice some more. It was also so gorgeous outside that we all wanted to be out. ☀️

Healthy Almond Milk Chicken Curry Recipe (dairy Free)

So while I'm a bit wiped out, I'm also feeling revived and refreshed and ready to tackle the week ahead. And I'm so excited to share today's new recipe with you at last!

I’m so in love with this dish. The aroma, the spices, the sauce, the simmering deliciousness that bubbles away and has you drooling as you wait to dive in.

It’s got such a rich, creamy tomato sauce that’s begging to be spooned greedily over all of the chicken and rice on your plate.

Healthy Chicken And Coconut Curry Recipe

In fact, this is slightly embarrassing, but I have actually put the sauce in a bowl and spooned it up all by itself.

See, I was doing my vegetarian month and was making this dinner for the rest of my family. So I couldn’t have the chicken. But that didn’t stop me from missing out on the sauce!

I've also got this Instant Pot butter chicken recipe if you want to check out that version. Or try slow cooker butter chicken for a hands-off meal.

Chicken And Broccoli Coconut Curry

Plus, it’s really easy to make and takes just 30 minutes! (Plus some time for marinating the chicken, if you can swing it. See below.)

Oh, and I never have an issue with curdling, but milk and yogurt can curdle if it heats too quickly, or if it comes to a boil.

You may want to lower your heat or briefly remove the pan from the stove when you add the Greek yogurt in this recipe to help prevent curdling.

Jamaican Curry Chicken

As for serving, we love this over steamed brown or basmati rice. You could also use cauliflower rice for a low-carb option.

I love this with peas and sometimes mix them right in with the chicken and sauce to warm them and get them all coated in the sauce. So yummy!

Yes. I'm on team you can freeze most things, but this does freeze well. You can freeze it for up to 5-6 months in a freezer-safe ziptop bag or container.

Healthy Chicken Curry Recipe

Also, I think the sauce helps keep the chicken from drying out while reheating. You can reheat it in a pan on the stove or in the microwave.

I think this tastes best when you let the chicken marinate for at least 45 minutes to an hour. If you’ve only got 30 minutes, that’s good too. If you don’t have time to marinate it at all, just mix it all together first and then start cooking. It’ll still taste great!

Garam masala is a tasty blend of ground spices often used in Indian cooking. If you don’t have any, you can substitute curry powder.

Healthy Curry Chicken Recipes

I never have an issue with curdling but milk and yogurt can curdle if they come to a boil or heat too quickly. You may want to remove your pan from the heat when you add the yogurt in this recipe to help prevent curdling.This tasty Light Almondmilk Chicken Curry is a perfect healthy weeknight meal that the whole family will love! This easy to make recipe is packed full of flavor and mild in spice. Made with almondmilk for a creamy chicken curry that is dairy and gluten-free.

We are huge fans of curry in our house, it doesn’t take long to make a batch and they are so full of flavor – it feels like a real treat! It’s so easy to make your own curry paste as a base for the dish so that you get a really fresh and vibrant flavored meal. This recipe is mild in spice, so perfect for kids and adults alike. In our humble opinion, it’s the best chicken curry recipe!

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Healthy Creamy Chicken Curry Recipe

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It’s a dream in this Dairy Free Chicken Curry. It’s still super creamy, has just a slight nutty taste, and is better for you to boot! WIN! You can swap it 1:1 for dairy in your favorite creamy recipes!

Satay Chicken Curry

I love how creamy this yummy meal is, dry curries have their place, but for me a creamy curry just hits the spot! This recipe produces a really rich and thick curry sauce (I hate it when you get a runny curry that needs thickening!). I love serving this with white rice such as basmati or jasmine, and if you are feeling particularly hungry you can addnaan or a roti.

A lot of Indian curry dishes use cream to make the sauce, and while great as a treat, it’s not a good idea to eat a cream laden dish regularly! By replacing the cream with the almond milk, this almond chicken curry is immediately lower in fat and calories, and more nutritious. Use skinless chicken breast, which is leaner than thigh meat. Feel free to add some other veggies into this dish too for more nutrients.

As I said, this is a mild spiced curry, it will be sure to please even the most heat sensitive, but if you would like to amp up the spice, simply add some extra chili powder. You could also add a fresh chili to the chili paste if you so wish.

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry {easy + Healthy}

Because this basis of this curry is dairy free, it’s fairly straight forward to turn this into a delicious meat free meal. You could simply add more vegetables to the curry, or replace the protein with tofu, tempeh or seitan.

This tasty Almond Milk Chicken Curry is a perfect healthy weeknight meal that the whole family will love! This easy to make recipe is packed full of flavor and mild in spice.

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Chicken Curry Recipe (30 Minutes!)

Calories: 396 kcal (20%) Carbohydrates: 21 g (7%) Protein: 53 g (106%) Fat: 12 g (18%) Saturated Fat: 2 g (13%) Cholesterol: 145 mg (48%) Sodium: 726 mg (32%) Potassium: 1719 mg (49%) Fiber: 5 g (21%) Sugar: 11 g (12%) Vitamin A: 1465 IU (29%) Vitamin C: 23.2 mg (28%) Calcium: 200 mg (20%) Iron: 3.7 mg (21%)

Becky woke up on her 30th birthday and realized she didn't know how to cook, anything! She started The Cookie Rookie as a way to document her journey to learn how to cook, one recipe at a time! The Cookie Rookie is a place to find easy recipes that anyone can make, and everyone will love!Using one skillet, this healthy coconut curry chicken is full of earthy and savory flavors best served over a bed of steaming hot jasmine rice. It's a weeknight dinner keeper!

There's definitely a correlation between the number of crisp, cool mornings and the amount of times I crave chicken curry for dinner. Curry is one of the most comforting meals -- whether it's a traditional Thai chicken curry (which I leave to the experts at Sisters Thai), Indian curry (thanks to Ohm), or this Southerner's hybrid of the two using ingredients I have on hand at any given time.

Healthy Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe

Nope. This is my own version that is a blend of a Thai curry with a more traditionally Indian curry. I'm using both red curry paste and yellow curry powder and am not using all of the traditional ingredients you'd typically find in either of these cuisines.

I don't know a ton about Thai cooking except from my high school friend's mom (I can still taste her pad see ew), so