Slow Cooker Butter Chicken is a true family favorite recipe that you will make again and again. Delicious flavors and simple prep make this butter chicken perfect for dinner on busy nights!
I don’t know about you but I love this time of year. It’s fun to see the kids all excited about heading back to school and I love getting our family back into a routine again. On the other hand, with all the extra activities, it takes a little planning on my part to make sure we have dinner on the table. Thank goodness, once again, for my slow cooker! Of all of the slow cooker chicken recipes on my site, I love this recipe for Slow Cooker Butter Chicken because it’s easy to put together in the morning (or even the day before) and it turns out delicious every time. It’s a staple in our house not only because it’s easy, but because everybody loves it! I often make a double batch and the leftovers disappear for lunch the next day!
What you need to know about Slow Cooker Butter Chicken:
- This dish is just my take on a classic food and the version I serve to my family. Feel free to adjust the seasonings to make it your own!
- It’s not spicy at all. If you’d like some spice, go for it by adding some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
- To make it vegetarian, you can swap out the chicken for chickpeas!
MY LATEST VIDEOSWhy I love butter chicken:
- Making slow cooker chicken breast can seem boring, so aren’t we all always looking for new recipes to cook chicken? Chicken doesn’t have to be boring! In fact, if you haven’t tried butter chicken, you are in for anything but boring chicken!
- Even my picky 5 year old devours it. You can make it a tad spicy or keep it mild. It’s rich and creamy and made with coconut milk and a little cream added at the end for that something extra.
- It’s a no prep dish, meaning nothing has to be cooked ahead of time. Just toss in the slow cooker for a delicious meal at the end of the day.
Ingredients you need to make this butter chicken sauce:
And if you don’t love curry flavors, I’ll bet you’ll love this Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken recipe instead.
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion diced
- 3 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 14.5 oz can coconut milk
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup heavy cream for later
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- Add all ingredients except cream and rice into slow cooker and stir to combine
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8
- Stir in heavy cream and return cover to let it heat through while you make the rice
- Cook rice according to package directions
- Serve rice topped with chicken and with a side of naan if desired
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Adriana says
May 17, 2019 at 9:47 pmdoes the calorie count in the nutritional information includes calories for the rice? or is the rice not included in the 560 calories?
Jennifer says
May 19, 2019 at 9:04 amit includes the rice.
michelle says
May 13, 2019 at 1:21 pmcan you sub the heavy cream for butter milk?
Jennifer says
May 14, 2019 at 10:25 amI’m not sure! I’m not certain the flavor would go well.
Kara says
May 13, 2019 at 12:01 pmThe whole family loved it! Just enough heat to give a little kick, but not too much that the kids couldn’t eat it. The only change I made was to leave out the cream, as I need it to be dairy free. This is my second time making it in less than a week, because the kids were begging me to make it again!
Thanks for a quick, easy, yummy meal!
Jennifer says
May 14, 2019 at 10:24 amYay! Great news!
Diana says
April 3, 2019 at 10:20 amThis is an awesome recipe and so easy — my whole family loved it! The only change I made was to not add the cream at the end, simply because I forgot to pick it up at the grocery store. It still was amazing without the cream. Thank you so much for making my weeknight dinner list a little more interesting!
Jennifer says
April 3, 2019 at 1:52 pmSo glad you loved it!
Jessica says
May 8, 2019 at 7:45 pmSounds delicious! Did you cube the chicken prior to adding it to the slow cooker slow cooker with the other ingredients?
Kara says
May 13, 2019 at 12:03 pmI left my chicken breasts whole and frozen when I put them in and then just shredded them with tongs right before serving.