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By Thomas Bernard

Easy 20 Minute Butter Chicken

Name: Easy 20 Minute Butter Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indian, American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 medium onion (diced); 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (finely minced or grated (or use paste)); 2-3 cloves garlic (finely minced or crushed); 1 ½ pounds about 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-inch chunks; 4 tablespoons tomato paste (or 8 oz can of tomato sauce); 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon chili powder (or paprika, adjust to taste); 1 teaspoon Fenugreek (I use powder, but seeds or mustard seeds can be used too, optional*); 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 cup heavy cream (sub for half & half or yogurt for low fat); Hot cooked rice and naan for serving

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Quick 20-minute butter chicken is creamy and packed full of flavor. It's simplified and cooked all in one pan and goes great with a side of rice or naan!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:05:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories499.3 kcal (25%)

Total Fat32.8 g (47%)

Carbs10.1 g (4%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein41.5 g (83%)

Sodium709.3 mg (35%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tablespoonoil

1 tablespoonbutter

1onion

medium, diced

1 teaspoonfresh ginger

finely minced or grated, or use paste

2cloves garlic

finely minced or crushed

1.5 poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts

cut into 3/4-inch chunks

4 tablespoonstomato paste

or 8 oz can of tomato sauce

1 tablespoongaram masala

1 teaspoonchili powder

or paprika, adjust to taste

1 teaspoonfenugreek

i use powder, but seeds or mustard seeds can be used too, optional

1 teaspooncumin

1 tspsalt

¼ tspblack pepper

1 cupheavy cream

sub for half & half or yogurt for low fat

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet or medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oil, butter, and onions and cook onions down until lightly golden, about 3-4 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and let cook for 30 seconds, stirring so it doesn’t burn.