Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 2 hours HIGH or 3 hours LOW

Serves: 6

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Recipe by: Passage to India

This easy slow cooker Butter Chicken recipe is made with a mild, creamy and lightly spiced sauce created for slow cooking. Just add chicken or vegetables for a fuss-free family dinner. One pack serves six, making it perfect for an easy weeknight meal.

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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

1kg chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed

500g Passage to India Slow cook butter chicken

400g baby chat potatoes, halved

1 cup frozen green peas

150ml thickened cream

Sliced red onion and fresh coriander leaves to serve

90 Second Coconut Rice to serve

Method:

To slow cook in the oven, heat an oven-proof pan on medium high. Sear the chicken in two batches. Return all chicken to the same pan, add the sauce and the potatoes. Stir to ensure everything is covered. Cover with pan lid or tightly with foil and cook 160c for 2 hours.
If using an appliance, place chicken, potatoes and sauce into the bowl of a slow cooker and mix well. Cover with lid. Set cook time for either high 2 hours on high or low 3 hours.
At the end of the cooking time, stir through ¾ of the cream and peas. Cover and set to keep warm until ready to serve.
To serve, drizzle over remaining cream. Scatter over red onion and fresh coriander. Serve with steamed basmati rice OR Passage to India 90 Second Coconut Rice

Tips & Hints:

Store cooked butter chicken in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat by bringing to the simmer in a saucepan for 10 minutes. Alternatively, microwave on High for 3 minutes
To freeze, spoon butter chicken into freezer safe containers. Label and date. Cool completely before placing in the freezer. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight before reheating.
Butter chicken makes a great freezer stash for simple dinners and snacks. Add shredded chicken and sauce to sliced bread and tasty cheese to make toasties.
Top a pizza base with butter chicken using the sauce as the base. Sprinkle over mozzarella and onion. Or add it to a wrap with sliced cucumber, red onion, and grated carrot.