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Busy Girl Bites | Meal Prep Butter Chicken

Crock Pot Butter Chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Servings 4
Author Sam - Busy Girl Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 large or 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 2 T butter
  • 4 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 29 oz. can of tomato sauce
  • 2 tsp garam masala (divided)
  • 2 tsp cumin (divided)
  • 1 tsp curry powder (divided)
  • 1 tsp turmeric (divided)
  • 1 cup whipping cream or 1 can coconut milk
  • Optional: cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add tomato sauce and 1/2 each of garam masala, cumin, curry powder, and turmeric to the crock pot and stir to combine. Set remaining spices aside.
  2. Add garlic, onion, butter, and chicken, and stir so the chicken is covered in the sauce.
  3. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or low 6-8 hours.
  4. In the last 20 minutes or so of cooking, stir in the remaining spices, cream, and salt & pepper to taste.

To Freeze

Place in meal prep container and let cool. Refrigerate overnight and place in freezer the next day. To Serve

  1. Thaw overnight.
  2. Serve over rice, garnish with cilantro.