BREAST****Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

By Unblond1

01/10/15 - VVG for both. Dan complimented it more than once. I served it with the freekeh, which was very nice.

Ingredients

• 2 onions, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp packed Splenda brown
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 3/4 tsp ground coriander
• 3/4 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cans fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1 cup sodium-reduced chicken broth
• 1/4 cup almond butter or cashew butter
• 1 lb shredded, poached chicken breast, divided
• 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt, divided
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, if available, divided

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from canadianliving.com

Preparation

Step 1

In slow cooker, combine onions, garlic, butter, ginger, brown sugar, chili powder, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, salt, pepper and tomatoes.

Whisk broth with almond butter; pour into slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or for up to 8 hours.

With immersion blender or in blender, purée sauce until smooth. Divide among four ziplock bags and freeze.

To serve, reheat over low heat until hot. Add 4 ounces shredded, poached chicken breast to each serving and heat through. Stir in 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt and heat through again.

Serve over brown basmati rice or freekah, sprinkled with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts - Chicken and Sauce only

8 Servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 208.3
Total Fat 9.7 g
Saturated Fat 3.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 50.6 mg
Sodium 358.8 mg
Potassium 382.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 12.6 g
Dietary Fiber 3.3 g
Sugars 5.7 g
Protein 18.6 g

Nutrition Facts - with 6 tablespoons (raw) brown Basmati rice per serving

8 Servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 335.8
Total Fat 10.8 g
Saturated Fat 3.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 50.6 mg
Sodium 358.8 mg
Potassium 382.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 39.6 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 6.4 g
Protein 21.6 g

Nutrition Facts - with 70 grams (dry) Freekeh per serving

8 Servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 338.3
Total Fat 10.7 g
Saturated Fat 3.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 50.6 mg
Sodium 358.8 mg
Potassium 532.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 37.6 g
Dietary Fiber 9.3 g
Sugars 5.7 g
Protein 22.6 g