5.0 from 30 votes
Whole30 Butter Chicken
A healthy twist on the popular Indian curry dish called butter chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 462 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 small yellow onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Dice the onion and mince the garlic
- Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized cubes
- Combine turmeric, ginger, chili powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl
- Pour spices over chicken and toss until chicken is fully coated in the spice mixture
- Heat ghee over medium-low in a frying pan
- Add onion and garlic to the pan with the melted ghee
- Cook onion and garlic until soft and fragrant about 3 minutes
- Increase the heat to medium and add the chicken to the pan
- Allow the chicken to cook over medium for 6 minutes tossing frequently
- While the chicken cooks, whisk together coconut milk and tomato paste
- Pour the liquid mixture into the pan with the chicken and increase the heat to high until the sauce bubbles
- Reduce to medium-low to simmer and simmer for 10 minutes
- To thicken the sauce, combine arrowroot starch and water in a small bowl
- Increase the heat to medium-high and push the chicken to one side of the pan
- Pour arrowroot and water mixture into the pan and mix vigorously as the sauce thickens
- Toss the chicken in the thickened sauce and remove the pan from the heat
- Enjoy with rice, cauliflower rice and veggies!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
3g
Calories
462kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
31g
(155%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
978mg
(41%)
Potassium
771mg
(22%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
385IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 462
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3g | |
| Calories | 462kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 978mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 771mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.