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

Calories314.3 kcal (16%)

Total Fat12.4 g (18%)

Carbs25.1 g (10%)

Sugars8.3 g (9%)

Protein27.1 g (54%)

Sodium730.7 mg (37%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% 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

visible fat removed, cut into chunks eled and fine chopped or grated 3cm eled and finely chopped bsp

2garlic cloves

root ginger

1 tgaram masala

¼ tspground turmeric

ground cinnamon

1courgette

medium, finely chopped

150gwhite mushrooms

finely chopped

1 Tbsptomato puree

1 x 400gchopped tomatoes

juice of 1/2 lemon

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!