Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cardamom can be replaced with 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 pounds chicken breast
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- fresh cilantro for serving
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until the onion is softened. Stir in the garam masala, chili powder, cardamom, coriander, salt and pepper and cook for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
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Remove from the heat and scrape everything into a blender. Add the chicken broth and tomato paste and blend until smooth.
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Place the chicken breasts into the crock of a slow cooker and pour the sauce over top. Cook on low for 4-5 hours, or high for 2-3 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through.
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Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks (or chop it into bite sized pieces if you prefer). Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker along with the cream and butter. Stir to combine.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch and water and stir it into the slow cooker. Cook on high for another 30 minutes (while the rice cooks).
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Serve the chicken and sauce over hot, cooked rice, garnished with chopped cilantro if you like.
Notes
- You can also chop the chicken before cooking it, and let it cook already cut up in the sauce in the slow cooker, but I prefer to cut it up (or shred it) after it’s cooked as it tends to stay a bit more moist.
- If you don’t like your food spicy at all, use just half a jalapeno pepper as they sometimes can give the dish a bit of heat even without the seeds. I only use half when my kids will be eating it, although the adults here like a bit of heat!
- This meal freezes well if you have leftovers, just place it in a ziplock bag or freezer safe container after it cools. You can defrost it in the fridge overnight and then warm it on low in a saucepan or for an hour or so on low in the slow cooker. You can also make just the sauce and freeze it, then proceed with the rest of the recipe when you are ready to use it.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 360