Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 5 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 onion, diced; 1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk; 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste; 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:5h 5min

Updated at: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 04:08:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories383.1 kcal (19%)

Total Fat16.1 g (23%)

Carbs11.6 g (4%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein46.8 g (94%)

Sodium375 mg (19%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 x 14 ouncecan light coconut milk

1 x 6 ouncecan tomato paste

2 tablespoonswhole wheat flour

2 teaspoonsgaram masala

1 teaspooncurry powder

½ teaspoonchili powder

or more, to taste

½ teaspoonginger powder

kosher salt

to taste

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

3 poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs

cut into 2-inch pieces

2 tablespoonsfresh cilantro leaves

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in coconut milk, tomato paste, flour, garam masala, curry powder, chili powder and ginger powder until well combined and slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 3

Place chicken into a 6-qt slow cooker. Add sauce mixture and gently toss to combine. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 hours.

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