Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
Slow cooker butter chicken with chicken thighs, garam masala, turmeric, ginger and crushed tomatoes, finished with butter and cream. No sugar and no flour.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cubed
- 1 onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
- 2 tbsp garam masala or mild curry powder
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- fresh cilantro to serve
Instructions
- Put the chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, turmeric and tomatoes into the slow cooker. No browning needed.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- Stir in the butter and cream for the final 30 minutes on LOW and let them melt through without boiling.
- For a restaurant-smooth sauce, blend it with a stick blender, leaving the chicken pieces whole.
- Serve over cauliflower rice with cilantro.
Notes
Per serving: 8g net carbs, 33g protein, 36g fat, 497 calories. Calculated from the ingredient list using USDA data.