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Healthy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Stop the expensive meals at restaurants to get the wonderful flavors of Butter Chicken; now you can easily make it at home in your slow cooker.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: butter, butter chicken, chicken, crock pot, slow cooker
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 324kcal
Author: Tara Noland

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 9 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 14 oz. can light coconut milk
  • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 2 tsp. garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp. cayenne or to taste
  • 1 tsp. dried coriander
  • 1 Tbsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. turmeric
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt or to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces.

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in the multicooker (or a saucepan) on sear. Add the garlic and cook, continuously stirring for about 1 min. Stir in coconut milk, tomato paste, flour, garam masala, cayenne, coriander, paprika, turmeric, cumin, salt, and pepper.
  • Stir and cook for about 2 min. until thoroughly mixed. Add in chicken, stir well. Cover and cook for 5-6 hours on low. Serve over rice and with naan bread if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 701mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g