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Slow cooker butter chicken in a bowl with rice.

Crockpot Butter Chicken Recipe

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
This crockpot butter chicken has all the rich, velvety flavor of my stovetop version, but with the ease of a slow cooker. I just stir everything together, let it simmer until the chicken is tender, then finish it with cream for that classic buttery sauce. It’s an easy, hands-off dinner that delivers big flavor with almost no effort.

Ingredients

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. 
    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
    A blender filled with chopped vegetables and tomato sauce mixture, ideal for prepping crockpot butter chicken, with measurement markings on the side.
  • Add the chicken and mix well. Turn your slow cooker to high for 3-4 hours or low for 7-8 hours. 
    4 chicken breasts
    Diced raw chicken pieces are placed on top of a red sauce mixture in a slow cooker, ready to become crockpot butter chicken, with a white spoon held above the ingredients.
  • When you are ready to eat, stir in the cream, yogurt, or coconut milk. Taste and add more salt, if needed. 
    ½ cup whipping cream, plain yogurt, or coconut milk
    A crockpot butter chicken simmers with tender pieces of chicken and curry, while rich cream is poured in from a measuring cup.
Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 409kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 53g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 149mg, Sodium: 594mg, Potassium: 1420mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 488IU, Vitamin C: 26mg, Calcium: 157mg, Iron: 3mg