Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
If you are looking for a super easy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken then this is the recipe for you. Not only it is healthy, it is also gluten free, dairy free and made using easy to find pantry ingredients.
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker or Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 onion diced
- 1 3/4 coconut milk or coconut cream
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour or arrowroot powder
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder add more if you like it hotter
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 2.75 lbs chicken thighs or breasts, cut into small pieces
- fresh coriander or fresh parsley to serve
Instructions
- Saute onion and garlic. Heat coconut oil in a large saucepan on medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring frequently for approximately 3 minutes or until the onions have become translucent.
- Make sauce. Add coconut milk, tomato paste, tapioca flour, garam masala, curry powder, chili powder and ginger powder, stirring until well combined and the sauce has started to thicken. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook. Add chicken to the slow cooker, then add the sauce and mix through the chicken. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 hours.
- Serve. Serve with the coriander and your favourite sides (mine with quinoa).
Notes
I love to add fresh broccoli and cauliflower in the last hour of cooking and then serve with quinoa or rice.
If you are short on time, then you can cook on the high setting for 2.5-3 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serveCalories: 526kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 36gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 204mgSodium: 423mgPotassium: 803mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 715IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 3mg
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