Butter Chicken
It's Coach Amie back with Forking Made Easy: a collection of easy-to-follow recipes to make eating healthy taste good. This week’s menu features Butter Chicken - full recipe posted below.
(makes 4 servings)
Ingredients for chicken:
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon ginger, freshly grated
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon turmeric
salt and pepper, to taste
Ingredients for sauce:
1 Tablespoon grass-fed butter
1/2 white onion, sliced
1 Tablespoon cashew butter
1-14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
2 Tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon turmeric
salt and pepper, to taste
In a large bowl, combine chicken, Greek yogurt, garlic, ginger, smoked paprika, garam masala, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Mix well to coat the chicken.
Cook chicken in a large well-oiled skillet until cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside.
To prepare the sauce, melt butter in the skillet and add the onion. Saute’ for 3-5 minutes.
To the skillet, add cashew butter, tomatoes, Greek yogurt, paprika, garam masala, turmeric, salt, and pepper.
Cook for several minutes until all ingredients are heated through.
Pour sauce ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth.
Return the chicken to the skillet and pour the prepared sauce over top. Mix well to combine.
Serve over brown rice.