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Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken

Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken is easy for any home chef and uses pantry spices to recreate a popular Indian restaurant dish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 492 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 pieces chicken breasts, boneless skinless

Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 piece jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • In a large ziploc bag the night before cooking add the yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger, salt and chicken (leave the chicken breasts whole here).
  • Zip the bag closed and work the mixture into the chicken until all incorporated. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Scrape off a majority of the marinade that is on the chicken and discard it. You'll have plenty of the second sauce to keep the food moist and provide enough sauce.
  • Cut the chicken into two inch chunks.

Cooking

  • When you're ready to cook the chicken, add the butter, garlic and jalapeno into the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the chicken pieces on top.
  • In a small bowl add the 2 teaspoons cumin, 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, tomato sauce and heavy cream and stir to combine.
  • Pour the sauce over the chicken, cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
  • Stir the cornstarch into the one tablespoon of water and add to the slow cooker and stir (stir and pour quickly since you're using more cornstarch than water it will settle quickly).
  • Cook an additional 20 minutes on high.
  • Top with cilantro before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 492kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 41gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 1433mgPotassium: 884mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1910IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 155mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Butter Chicken, dinner recipes, easy recipes, Indian cuisine, Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken, slow cooker recipes
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