Butter Chicken

Butter chicken!  Sounds delish and full of butter right? WRONG!  Butter chicken is similar to the Indian fcurry favorite Chicken Marsala.  Next time you are craving takeout - make this instead! It's creamy and full of fun spices, and you can even get crazy with your spice self (I added pumpkin pie spice to mine, it was crazy)!  Serve with a side of naan and you have dinner in under 30 minutes!

Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1 cup
Points Plus: 6pp
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
1 t olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup onion, diced

1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk

1/4 cup tomato paste

1 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons garam masala (more to taste)

1 teaspoon curry powder (more to taste)

1/2 teaspoon chili powder (more to taste)

Pumpkin pie spice (optional)

Cloves (optional)

Cinnamon (optional)

Kosher salt + freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces

Directions:

Heat oil in your Dutch oven and add and onions.  Cook about 2-3 minutes, until onions are soft. Wisk in flour and let it heat for about a minute. Wisk in coconut milk and tomato paste and bring to a boil.  Add spices.  Here is where things get FUN!  Start with the amounts of spices listed above, stir them in, and then taste your sauce.  Add from there depending on what you like! You might think adding sweet spices like cinnamon and cloves will make the dish really sweet, but it doesn't at all.  It just makes the dish more flavorful.  Don't forget to add salt, I used about 1 t total of kosher salt. 

Tip:

You could add any veggies you like to this flavorful chicken. I think crunchy peas and fresh spinach would be delish!

XOXO - Katie