Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala Rice Bowls
These Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala Rice Bowls are a delicious, easy version of your fave Indian-inspired dish with red pepper, green beans and cilantro. Talk about a vibrant one pot dinner!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 796mL (28oz) can tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 cup green beans
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
Chicken marinade
- 3/4 cup plain or Greek yogurt
- 4 chicken breasts, cubed
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Tikka Masala spice
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 2 tsp garam masala (can sub in 1 tsp cardamom instead)
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix Tikka Masala spices together. In a large plastic bag, toss chicken with yogurt, salt, garlic, ginger, lemon juice and half of the tikka spice mix. Let marinade at least 20-30 min, and start cooking rice according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions and cook for 2-3 min. Add tomatoes, salt and broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 min. Puree mixture with an immersion blender, or pour into a regular blender and let cool a bit before blending (so it doesn't explode everywhere!)
- Add chicken to tomato mixture, and let simmer on med-low heat, covered, for 15-20 min until chicken is cooked through. Add red pepper and green beans within the last 5 min of cooking time. Stir in whipping cream and serve with basmati rice and cilantro. This meal also freezes well!