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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.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 517kcal

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 marsala
  • 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

Serving: 1g | Calories: 517kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 1088mg | Potassium: 1371mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 939IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 4mg