Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs

Slow Cooker Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs

December 5, 2025

Meatballs aren't just for spaghetti and tomato sauce—they're a perfect canvas for bold flavors like curry, ginger, garlic, and coconut milk. These Slow Cooker Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs are packed with all the best Asian-inspired flavors and are seriously delicious.

This Slow Cooker Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs recipe actually started as a happy accident. I was planning a classic spaghetti and meatballs dinner, but a craving for Thai takeout inspired me to swap in curry paste and coconut milk. The first attempt was good but needed more spice, ginger, garlic, and time to develop the flavors.

So, I went back and perfected it—adding ginger, green onions, garlic, and curry paste to the chicken and sauce, then letting it all cook low and slow in the slow cooker. The result? Juicy, tender meatballs full of rich Thai green curry flavor. Serve them with rice, noodles, or your favorite veggies for a dinner that's anything but ordinary!

Slow Cooker Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs

Recipe by: Kristen McCaffrey of Slender Kitchen
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Cook Time: 4 hours; Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs 99% lean ground chicken
  • 1/4 cup almond meal (or breadcrumbs)
  • 2 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. basil, chopped
  • 4 green onions, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced (divided)
  • 2 tbsp ginger, minced (divided)
  • 4 tbsp Thai green curry paste (divided, more to taste)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 14 oz. lite canned coconut milk
  • 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 jalapeno (optional)

Directions

  1. Combine the chicken, almond meal, green onions, basil, cilantro, half the garlic, half the ginger, half of the Thai curry paste, salt, and pepper. Form into meatballs, making 4-5 meatballs per serving. (about 24-30 meatballs for 6 servings.)
  2. If desired, sear the meatballs in a hot skillet to add some color and help them stay together in the slow cooker. This step is optional but will result in better meatballs.
  3. Slowly add the coconut milk, peppers, paste and spices to the slow cooker. Taste the sauce and meatballs and adjust as needed. You can add more curry paste to the sauce if you need more heat/flavor since curry pastes vary greatly in flavor. Then add the meatballs to the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours. If needed, remove the meatballs and reduce the sauce for 15-20 minutes on high in the slow cooker.

Nutritional Info

Calories 290; Carbohydrates 5 grams; Fat 11 grams; Protein 39 grams

Kristen McCaffrey makes a variety of healthy and delicious recipes that she shares on her website, SlenderKitchen.com.

Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs
Kristen Mccaffrey

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kristen McCaffrey makes a variety of healthy and delicious recipes that she shares on her website, SlenderKitchen.com. Before diving into the world of healthy cooking, she struggled to lose weight, eat well, and find a healthy balance in her life. She has always been in love with food and enjoys healthy recipe development. Kristen is passionate about cooking and creating delicious recipes that encourage other people to eat healthy. See more recipes from Kristen!
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