- prep: 5 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 5 min
Summary
Indian Butter Chicken – An EASY, ONE-POT recipe for a classic Indian favorite!! Juicy, BUTTERY chicken simmered in a CREAMY tomato-based sauce! Next time you’re craving Indian food, you can make it yourself in 30 minutes!!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick + 1 stick), divided
- 1 large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion
- about 1.50 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into bite-sized pieces
- 3 to 5 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger or 1+ tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (see Notes below)
- one 8-ounce can tomato sauce (I used no-salt added; see Notes below)
- basmati rice (or your favorite rice) for serving
- about 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, or to taste for garnishing
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 361 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 25 g 38.61%
- Saturated Fat: 15 g 72.64%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 151 mg 50.2%
- Sodium: 562 mg 23.43%
- Calcium: 72 mg 7.18%
- Potassium: 540 mg 15.43%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 15.4%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 6 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 3.76%
- Sugar: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 20.71%
- Vitamin C 2.6%
- Vitamin D 9.73%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq