Slow Cooker Healthy Butter Chicken
Slow Cooker Healthy Butter Chicken
No pre-cooking required – just dump into the slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 brown onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 cm ginger piece finely chopped
- 1 kg chicken thighs cut into 3 cm chunks
- 3/4 cup greek yoghurt or natural yogurt
- 1/2 lime juice squeezed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 cup coriander leaves optional
Quick Curry Paste
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2/3 cup chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Veggies (optional)
- 2 zucchini cut into half moons
- 1 cup cauliflower florets frozen
- 2 cups spinach optional
Instructions
- For the curry paste: Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.
- Place the onion, garlic and ginger in a slow cooker (5 litre capacity). Add the chicken pieces and then the paste. Stir well to combine. Cook on high for 4 hours.
- After 3 hours, add the zucchini and cauliflower, if using. Stir well.
- After 4 hours, turn off and add the greek yoghurt, lime juice, brown sugar and spinach (if using). Stir well to combine.
- Serve on rice with toasted roti or naan bread and fresh coriander.
Notes
If you don’t have the time to make the paste (it takes minutes), you can use a store bought butter chicken or tikka masala curry paste.
With the yoghurt, you can either add it to the whole dish at the end, or hold off and just add a dollop on top of each bowl.
Nutrition
Calories: 697kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 50gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 248mgSodium: 969mgPotassium: 1235mgFiber: 11gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1803IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 251mgIron: 7mg
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