You don’t need a bigger spice cabinet to make this amazing Indian chicken.
Slow-Cooker Butter Chicken
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 3 hr 55 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 packages (20 oz each) boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1/4 cup Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste (from 6-oz can)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
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Step2In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken, onion and garlic; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until browned. Spoon chicken mixture into slow cooker.
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Step3Stir in remaining ingredients except whipping cream until well blended. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until chicken is no longer pink in center (165°F).
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Step4Stir in whipping cream. Cover; cook about 30 minutes longer or until slightly thickened.
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Nutrition
600
Calories
36g
Total Fat
60g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 600
- Calories from Fat
- 320
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 55%
- Saturated Fat
- 18g
- 90%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 345mg
- 114%
- Sodium
- 890mg
- 37%
- Potassium
- 560mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 60g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 8 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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