Healthy Butter Chicken
Course: Main, Dinner, LunchCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
minutes20
minutes211
kcal1
hourTaking a classic butter chicken recipe and changing up the ingredients to make it high protein and healthy.
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Ingredients
1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
1⁄4 cup non-fat greek yogurt
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons ginger (grated)
2 garlic cloves (grated)
1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
1 large onion (sliced)
2 garlic (grated)
2 teaspoons ginger (grated)
1 cup passata
1⁄2 cup greek yogurt
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
Salt to taste
Cilantro to garnish
Steps
- Cut chicken into 1″ pieces. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Prep onion, garlic, and ginger. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken in batches and set aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan. Fry onions and scrape up the fond. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add in seasonings and sauté for 15 seconds. Add tomatoes and scrape up the bottom. Allow to thicken for 10 minutes.
- Stir in yogurt. Add chicken and cook 8-10 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Add water if needed to thin the sauce.
- Remove from heat and garnish with cilantro.
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Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Serving Size1 g
Calories211
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
5.3g
8%
- Saturated Fat 1.3g 5%
- Trans Fat .02g
- Sodium 716.8mg 30%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Potassium 695.7mg 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
13.1g
5%
- Dietary Fiber 2.4g 8%
- Sugars 5.9g
- Protein 27.8g 54%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.