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Butter Chicken Jar Sauce
Flavorful, warm, lightly spiced and the perfect dinner for a beautiful (or even an rainy) day! Butter Chicken Sauce Jar is the perfect solution to a fast dinner that tastes as if you sweated over a stove all day long!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 368 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs vegetable oil
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken cut into ½ inch pieces, thighs preferred, breast or tenderloin will work
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 15 oz Butter Chicken Sauce 1 jar
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes optional, cut in half
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- In a 10" skillet, heat 1 Tbs vegetable oil over medium high heat until oil is shimmery.
- Add the chicken pieces all at once and brown until the meat is no longer pink.
- While the chicken is cooking prepare the rice.
- Add the sauce from the jar and the cherry tomatoes if you are using these. Rinse the jar with a few Tbs of water and shake well to remove any remaining sauce. Add this to the pan. Bring the sauce to a simmer.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Serve the sauce over the rice and top with the fresh cilantro.
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Notes
- SUBSTITUIONS
- Chicken - If chicken isn't your thing, no worries! You can use several substitutes here. Vegetables, turkey, Shrimp or Tofu also works but you may need to adjust your simmer time.
- Butter Sauce Jar - Technically, you really need the sauce to make the whole thing work.
- Rice - You could get creative and serve this over a baked potato or even wide noodles and it would still be delicious even if it wasn't traditional.
- Use the cut of chicken you prefer most, but we really enjoy the boneless skinless thighs because they are so forgiving if you over cook them. They stay moist without getting over dry and stringy.
- For an added lovely kick, add a cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half and simmer for 15 minutes (add when you add the chicken).
- You can also add peas or green beans or carrots (or all three) for some beautiful color, flavor and nutrients to your dish.
- My family likes to add a dollop of sour cream or greek yogurt to the top.
- A handful of cilantro adds a ton of great flavor.
- A quick easy way to sneak some vegetables into your families meal is to add some mixed frozen vegetables to this dish when you add the chicken and then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Makes a terrific left over and somehow tastes even better on day 2 and 3!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
368kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
51g
(102%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
145mg
(48%)
Sodium
268mg
(11%)
Potassium
953mg
(27%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
318IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 368
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 368kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 51g | 102% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 145mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 268mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 953mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 318IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.