Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

PREP TIME:10 minutes

COOK TIME:3 hours

TOTAL TIME:3hours 10 minutes

SERVINGS:6

Ingredients  

2 Tablespoons coconut oil

1 large yellow onion, chopped

5 cloves garlic, minced

1 inch knob of fresh ginger, chopped

2 teaspoons ground turmeric

1 Tablespoon garam masala

1 Tablespoon cumin

1 teaspoon chiLli powder

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon ground pepper

½ teaspoon cayenne, optional

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into chunks

1 15 oz can full fat coconut milk

1 15 oz can tomato sauce

1 cinnamon stick

2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 cups thawed frozen or fresh green beans, optional

¼ cup chopped cilantro

Instructions 

• Add oil to a large skillet or saucepan and cook onion and garlic until soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

• Add fresh ginger, turmeric, garam masala, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, cinnamon and cayenne and toss to combine. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. This step can be done in the base of your slow cooker if it allows.

• Transfer onion and garlic mixture into your slow cooker. Add chicken, coconut milk, tomato sauce, lemon juice and cinnamon stick to the slow cooker as well.

• Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours. Add green beans when there's about 1 hour left in the cooking process.

• Serve butter chicken over cauliflower rice (or regular rice) with fresh cilantro and a wedge of lemon for squeezing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 of recipe | Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 18g