Crockpot Butter Chicken

Name: Crockpot Butter Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: • 3 lb chicken breasts; • 1 cup onion, diced; • 4 tbsp unsalted butter; • 1 cup tomato sauce; • ¼ cup heavy cream; • 6 tbsp tomato paste; • 1 tbsp minced garlic; • 1 tbsp grated ginger; • 2 ½ tsp curry powder; • 2 tsp chili powder; • 2 tsp garam masala; • ½ tsp cumin; • ½ tsp salt; • 2 tbsp cornstarch (optional, to thicken); • 4 cups cooked jasmine rice

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:7h

Updated at: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:18:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories669.9 kcal (33%)

Total Fat32.7 g (47%)

Carbs39.4 g (15%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein52.4 g (105%)

Sodium399 mg (20%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 lbchicken breasts

1 cuponion

diced

4 Tbspunsalted butter

1 cuptomato sauce

¼ cupheavy cream

6 Tbsptomato paste

1 Tbspminced garlic

1 Tbspginger

grated

2 ½ tspcurry powder

2 tspchili powder

2 tspgaram masala

½ tspcumin

½ tspsalt

2 Tbspcornstarch

optional, to thicken

4 cupsjasmine rice

cooked

Instructions

Step 1

1. Place chicken breasts in the crockpot.

Step 2

2. In a bowl, mix onion, butter, tomato sauce, heavy cream, tomato paste, garlic, ginger, curry powder, chili powder, garam masala, cumin, and salt. Pour over chicken.

Step 3

3. Cook on low 6–7 hours or high 3–4 hours, until chicken is tender.

Step 4

4. Optional: Mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp water and stir in 30 minutes before serving to thicken.

Step 5

5. Serve over cooked jasmine rice.