Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Tender chicken is coated in a creamy, velvety tomato sauce in our Slow Cooker Butter Chicken recipe. Deliciously smooth with just a little spice, this comforting meal comes together in 10 minutes and will be waiting for you after a long day.

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Prep: 10

Cook: 3

Total: 3 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: servings

Calories: 308kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

1 (14-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes, drained
½ onion, diced (about ½ cup)
6 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 Tablespooon grated ginger
¼ cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 Tablespoons salted butter, cubed
¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

If you have an immersion blender, add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, yogurt, garam masala, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chili powder, salt and pepper to your slow cooker and use the immersion blender to puree them until smooth.
If you don’t have an immersion blender, place all of the same ingredients in a regular blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Then transfer the sauce back to your slow cooker.
Add the chicken and stir to coat it in the sauce.
Sprinkle the butter evenly over the chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
(Optional) If you want to thicken the sauce, whisk 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into the heavy cream before adding it to the chicken in Step 7.
About 30 minutes before serving, stir in the heavy cream and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
Serve the butter chicken over cooked basmati rice. Garnish with chopped cilantro. Enjoy.

Notes

To Store: Store any leftover butter chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
To Reheat: Place leftovers in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until chicken is warmed. Add a pat of butter or a splash of heavy cream to loosen the sauce if needed.

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