Health Hotline Magazine | October 2025

Thai-Inspired Pumpkin Curry

Serves: 6 Prep time: 15 minutes

C king time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total time: 3 hours 35 minutes

Slow-c ked stews are a great way to minimize your time in the kitchen, while maximizing flavor. Creamy coconut milk, warming cu y paste, and Natural Grocers ® Brand Organic Pumpkin are slow c ked together with chicken in this Thai-inspired cu y. Perfect for chi y nights when you want a warm, easy, and delicious one-pot meal. Serve with warm gluten-fr naan to sc p up the sauce!

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Add the coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce, coconut aminos, coconut sugar, ginger, coriander, salt, and pumpkin purée directly into the slow cooker and gently stir together. 2. Submerge the chicken in the sauce, cover, and cook on low until the chicken is cooked through, approximately 3 hours. After the chicken has cooked, add the sliced bell pepper and continue cooking for 20-30 minutes, until the pepper has softened. 3. Remove the chicken from the sauce and shred using two forks. 4.Stir the spinach into the sauce and add the lime juice. Taste and season with extra salt if desired. Return the shredded chicken to the pot and stir to combine. 5. Serve over rice or cauliflower rice, adding optional toppings as desired. This dish is best served with lime wedges.

1 (13.5-ounce) can Natural Grocers Brand ® Organic Original Coconut Milk 2 tablespoons organic red curry paste 1 tablespoon organic fish sauce 1 tablespoon Natural Grocers Brand Organic Coconut Aminos Natural Grocers Brand Bulk:

1 tablespoon Organic Coconut Sugar 1 teaspoon Organic Ground Ginger 1 teaspoon Organic Ground Coriander 1 ½ teaspoon Real Salt

1 (15-ounce) can Natural Grocers Brand Organic Pumpkin 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken (breasts or thighs) 1 organic red bell pepper, thinly sliced 4 cups loosely packed organic baby spinach

1 tablespoon organic lime juice Organic lime wedges, for serving Optional for topping: Chopped Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Cashews , minced organic cilantro, sriracha

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