Paleo Butter Chicken Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Fire up your slow cooker and get ready to be amazed at the aromas that waft in and out of the kitchen. 5 hours and the butter chicken is ready!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword butter, chicken, paleo

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6

Servings people

Calories 659kcal

Cost 15

Combine onions, garlic, ghee, ginger, chili powder, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, salt, pepper, and tomatoes in the slow cooker and mix well.
2 onions, 3 garlic cloves, 3 tbsp. ghee, 2 tbsp. fresh ginger, ¼ tsp. ground coriander, ¼ tsp. turmeric, ½ tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp. ground cumin, 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste, 2 tsp. chili powder
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the almond butter and chicken broth. Once mixed, pour into the slow cooker slowly, while continually whisking together with the mixture from step 1.
¼ cup almond butter, 1 cup chicken broth
Add the chicken, cover and cook on low 4-5 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
3 lbs. boneless
Once done, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and cut into bite-size pieces.
Using a hand blender, puree the sauce until smooth; you do not have to remove the sauce from the slow cooker to do this.
Return chicken back to sauce and mix.
Sprinkle with fresh cilantro before serving.
2 tbsp. fresh cilantro