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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Make this Slow Cooker Butter Chicken for a flavorful dinner that your whole family will love! It's deliciously spiced, super creamy, and the chicken is tender and juicy!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 580 kcal

Equipment

  • 4-quart Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger grated
  • 16 oz tomato sauce or passata
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala click for recipe
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon granulated sugar or honey
  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small cubes
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream double cream in the UK
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, mint, or cilantro for garnish

Instructions
 

  • To the slow cooker, add ginger, garlic, tomato sauce, spices, salt and sugar. Give everything a good stir, then add the chicken thighs and coat them in the sauce.
  • Scatter the butter all over the top, cover and cook on HIGH for 1.5-2 hours, or on LOW for 4-6 hours. The chicken is done when its internal temperature reaches 165°F with an instant read thermometer.
  • Remove the chicken, and place on a cutting board to cool enough to be handled.
  • Stir in the heavy cream in the sauce, and whisk until the sauce is creamy.
  • Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, and return to the sauce.
  • Serve with basmati rice and naan bread, garnish with fresh parsley, mint, or cilantro.

Notes

Do not add water, the chicken will produce enough liquid for the sauce. Adding liquid will make the sauce too thin. Tomato sauce can be substituted with Passata, or a can of plain tomatoes that are blended and sieved. If you don't have fresh ginger available, you can use ½ teaspoon of ground ginger instead. Garnish with fresh herbs before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 40gFat: 58gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 286mgSodium: 1369mgPotassium: 933mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1695IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Butter Chicken, chicken recipes, Easy Dinner, family meals, Slow Cooker Butter Chicken, slow cooker recipes
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