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This Butter Chicken recipe is packed with flavor, tender chicken, and covered in a delicious, perfectly spiced, creamy tomato based sauce. Enjoy this with my garlic butter naan for the ultimate Indian-inspired comfort food!
Love this recipe? Try this Healthy Orange Sesame Chicken and this Honey Za’atar Chicken with Chickpeas!
Indian food is by far one of my favorite cuisines! This recipe is inspired by my favorite takeout dish – Butter Chicken! Butter Chicken has always had a special place in my heart.
Butter chicken with naan is such a delicious and easy meal to make! It’s the perfect meal for Friday nights when you don’t want to order out and just want a quick, home cooked meal. The flavors are so warm and remind me of kicking back and watching movies with my family. It’s the true epitome of comfort food.
What I love about this dish is how creamy it is. It’s interesting because I believe that the ingredients that make this dish so delicious is actually heavy cream and tomato paste as opposed to butter. When tomato paste and heavy cream come together with butter, chili powder, and garam masala – magic happens! It’s like a party for your tastebuds!
Also, if you love this recipe, check out this Soy Citrus Chicken and this Easy Moroccan Chicken!
Pro Tips
- Pat your chicken thighs dry prior to searing to get a nice crispy skin!
- Be sure not to burn the garlic. You can prevent this by stirring constantly and keeping your heat at medium.
- While chicken is simmering, be sure to stir every 5-10 minutes to prevent the sauce from sticking to the pan and burning.
- I highly recommend using a cast iron skillet for this recipe!
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Butter Chicken with Naan
Equipment
- 12-inch Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless chicken thighs, sliced
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 shallots, diced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1.5 tsp fresh ginger, diced
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsps garlic powder
- 6 oz tomato paste, canned
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- Pinch of sugar
- Salt, to taste
- Cilantro, for garnish
- Naan Recipe
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt.
- In a skillet, allow olive oil and butter to warm over medium heat. Add diced onions and shallots and cook for about 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger, stir constantly so that garlic doesn’t burn.
- Add chicken to skillet and allow the chicken to brown. Add seasonings and tomato paste cook for another 3 minutes. Add heavy cream, lemon juice, pinch of sugar and stir until all ingredients come together.
- Allow to simmer on low for about 20 minutes. Taste and add salt if needed. Garnish with cilantro.
- Eat!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Yes!! This butter chicken was definitely better than takeout! It was pretty simple to prepare, and was full of all the familiar flavors!
This butter chicken was definitely better than takeout! The flavors were on point, the chicken was tender and the sauce was amazing. I’ll be serving this at my next dinner party. I know everyone will be impressed!
You are so right! This butter chicken is way better than take-out! I took all your tips, including using a cast iron, and it turned out perfect! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much!
The flavors are out of this world! Our butter chicken turned so delicious, my husband is already asking when I am going to make it again.
That makes my day! Thank you so much!
I had heard of Butter Chicken but had never tried it until now. I and my family were blown away with the flavor – thank you!
I’m so glad that this recipe introduced a new dish to your table! Thank you!
My husband loved this dish! I’m always looking for new creative ways to prepare chicken for him, and I could tell this recipe was definitely a hit when he went back for seconds.
Woohoo! That’s such a major win!
Butter chicken recipe is perfect1 The chicken is creamy and full of flavor. This a must-try recipe!
Thank you so much !
Such a yummy and easy recipe! Loved how these flavors and spices came together for this meal. Will be making it again for sure!
I’m so happy to hear that! Happy Holidays!
Britney, I absolutely love your recipes. More and more
people are working from home-thus in the home more often than ever before. I have the luxury of trying many of your recipes and by far I have not been disappointed. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Are those fried chickpeas on the side?! Do you have a good recipe for them?