Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
This Slow Cooker Butter Chicken is a restaurant-quality dish with tender slow-cooked pieces of chicken. The sauce is packed with flavor!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 457kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
- 1 (796mL) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Basmati rice
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 pinch salt
To serve
- Basmati rice
- Naan
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Add butter, onions, spices and crushed tomatoes to slow cooker. Cook on high for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Blend the sauce using an immersion blender (this is an optional step to make the sauce smooth and eliminate bits of onion). Add chicken to sauce, then cook on high for 1 more hour.
- While chicken is cooking, add basmati rice to a pot on the stove or in a large rice cooker and cook according to package directions (usually 15-20 minutes until water is absorbed).
- When chicken is done cooking, stir in heavy cream. Serve butter chicken with rice and naan, garnishing with cilantro. Enjoy!
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Notes
Nutritional info is for 1/6 of butter chicken mixture and 1/2 cup rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 345mg | Potassium: 817mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1037IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 3mg