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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken Recipe
This Slow Cooker Butter Chicken is an put-everything-and-forget-about-it kind of Indian crock pot dish for busy people, who love to eat good food. Soft and buttery chicken breasts cooked in slow cooker for 6 hours for perfection. Serve it by itself, or do what I did, and serve it with naan bread and white rice.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 517 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
For the Slow Cooker Butter Chicken:
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk 14-ounce
- ¾ cup whole milk Greek yogurt
- 1 can tomato paste 6-ounce
- 2 teaspoons red curry paste
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 pounds skinless and boneless chicken breast pat dried and cut into 1-inch small cubes
For The Butter Chicken Sauce & Garnish:
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
To Serve with (Optional)
- naan bread
- cooked white rice
Instructions
- Place coconut milk, Greek yogurt, tomato paste, red curry paste, onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, ginger, garam marsala, paprika, turmeric, butter, salt and pepper into your slow cooker. Give it a mix.
- Add the chicken and stir to coat.
- Cook in low-heat setting for 6-7 hours* or in high setting for 3-4 hours. If you can, feel free to stir it a few times during the cooking. However, it is okay if you can’t.
- After it is cooked, if you prefer the dish to be thicker, you can thicken the sauce by mixing the corn starch in a bowl with 1/4 cup of the liquid from the butter chicken until it dissolves. Then pour it into the slow cooker. Give it a stir and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Right before serving, stir in the lime juice.
- Serve with naan bread and white rice and garnish with cilantro and almonds.
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Notes
- The nutrition values below do not include the calories coming from the bread and rice.
- Mine was cooked at the end of 6 hours.
- If you are short on time you can cook this in high-heat setting for 3-4 hours.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
517kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
55g
(110%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
156mg
(52%)
Sodium
1088mg
(45%)
Potassium
1371mg
(39%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
939IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
80mg
(8%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 517
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 517kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 55g | 110% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 156mg | 52% |
| Sodium | 1088mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 1371mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 939IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 80mg | 8% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.