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Slow cooker butter chicken in a bowl with rice.

Crockpot Butter Chicken

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This crockpot butter chicken recipe is the slow cooker version of our popular easy butter chicken. It's a simple recipe that is a guaranteed winner!

Complete the meal with a side of perfect basmati rice or cauliflower rice!

A bowl of crockpot butter chicken and rice.
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Crockpot Butter Chicken
How to make butter chicken in a slow cooker
Tips for making crockpot butter chicken
What to serve with this crockpot butter chicken recipe
Popular crockpot recipes
Crockpot Butter Chicken Recipe

Crockpot Butter Chicken

We've taken our popular butter chicken recipe and turned it into a crockpot recipe!

Even though the original recipe is not time-consuming, sometimes we want to get dinner set up so it's ready to eat when we're hungry.

It's a very easy recipe and it will only take you a few minutes to put together.

4 images showing how to make crockpot butte chicken.

How to make butter chicken in a slow cooker

You can see in the picture above that this recipe is made in a few easy steps.

  1. Blend the sauce. Here you'll put all the sauce ingredients into the blender so that the onion, garlic, and other tasty things are nice and smooth.
  2. Now pour the sauce into your crockpot and add the chicken. Easy!
  3. Once the butter chicken has finished cooking, add some cream, coconut milk, or yogurt to the slow cooker and mix it into the sauce.

That's it! All you have left to do is enjoy your butter chicken feast!

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Crockpot butter chicken in a slow cooker with a ladle taking a spoonful.

Tips for making crockpot butter chicken

  1. Try to avoid buying chicken that has been injected with water. That water can release during cooking and make the sauce a little thin.
  2. Butter chicken at some restaurants can be very sweet. If this is the way you prefer yours, add a little extra sugar at the end.
  3. Fresh spices make a big difference in the end flavor. Smell your spices first; if the smell is faint, it's time to replace them.

What to serve with this crockpot butter chicken recipe

You'll definitely want to make some basmati rice or cauliflower rice.

 

These are a few veggie sides that go well with this curry:

  • Best Roasted Broccoli
  • Roasted Tandoori Cauliflower with Tahini Yogurt
  • Quick Garlic Roasted Carrots
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Slow cooker butter chicken in a bowl with rice.

Crockpot Butter Chicken Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 8 hours hrs
Total: 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
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This crockpot butter chicken recipe is the slow cooker version of our popular easy butter chicken. It's a simple recipe that is a guaranteed winner!
4 servings

Ingredients

  • 28 ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons chopped ginger
  • 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 2 tablespoons EACH: almond butter and coconut sugar (can sub brown sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon EACH: turmeric, coriander, cumin, chili powder, and salt
  • 4 chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • ½ cup whipping cream, plain yogurt, or coconut milk

Instructions 

  • Add the canned tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, almond butter, coconut sugar, garam masala, turmeric coriander, cumin, chili powder, and salt to your blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour the sauce into your slow cooker.Ā 
    28 ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes, 1 yellow onion, 3 tablespoons chopped ginger, 6 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons EACH: almond butter and coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon garam masala, 1 teaspoon EACH: turmeric, coriander, cumin, chili powder, and salt
  • Add the chicken and mix well. Turn your slow cooker to high for 3-4 hours or low for 7-8 hours.Ā 
    4 chicken breasts
  • When you are ready to eat, stir in the cream, yogurt, or coconut milk. Taste and add more salt, if needed.Ā 
    ½ cup whipping cream, plain yogurt, or coconut milk

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 409kcal (20%), Carbohydrates: 22g (7%), Protein: 53g (106%), Fat: 12g (18%), Saturated Fat: 2g (13%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 149mg (50%), Sodium: 594mg (26%), Potassium: 1420mg (41%), Fiber: 4g (17%), Sugar: 12g (13%), Vitamin A: 488IU (10%), Vitamin C: 26mg (32%), Calcium: 157mg (16%), Iron: 3mg (17%)
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We have thoroughly tested this recipe for accuracy. However, individual results may vary. See our full recipe disclosure here.

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