I can’t believe it’s not butter chicken

Name: I can’t believe it’s not butter chicken
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: low-calorie cooking spray; 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 400g skinless, boneless chicken thighs (visible fat removed), cut into chunks 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped or grated 3cm (1¼in) piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped or grated 1 tbsp garam masala; ¼ tsp ground turmeric pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 medium courgette, finely chopped; 150g white mushrooms, finely chopped; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes juice of ½ lemon; 2 tbsp ground almonds; 1 chicken stock cube; 100g low-fat cream cheese; 2 peppers (any colour), deseeded and sliced; 50g uncooked basmati rice per portion, cooked according to packet

4 steps

Cook:35min

Updated at: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:58:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories320.5 kcal (16%)

Total Fat12.5 g (18%)

Carbs26.6 g (10%)

Sugars8.5 g (9%)

Protein27.2 g (54%)

Sodium733.3 mg (37%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

low-calorie cooking spray

1onion

peeled and thinly sliced

400gskinless boneless chicken thighs

1 Tbspgaram masala

¼ tspground turmeric

ground cinnamon

1courgette

medium, finely chopped

150gwhite mushrooms

finely chopped

1 Tbsptomato puree

1 x 400gtin chopped tomatoes

0.5lemon

juice

2 Tbspground almonds

1chicken stock cube

100glow-fat cream cheese

2peppers

any colour, deseeded and sliced

50gbasmati rice

uncooked, per portion, cooked according to packet

Instructions

Step 1

Spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onion and chicken and fry for about 10 minutes until they start to colour.

Step 2

After 10 minutes, stir in the garlic, ginger and ground spices.

Step 3

Stir for a minute, then add the courgette and mushrooms and fry for about 10 minutes until the mushrooms start to release their moisture.

Step 4

Add the tomato puree, tinned tomatoes, lemon juice and ground almonds, crumble in the stock cube, and give everything a good stir. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the cream cheese until it has completely melted. Add the sliced peppers and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Serve!