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Low Carb Butter Chicken

This low carb and keto friendly butter chicken is full of flavor, with minimal active cooking time. It brings a taste of India to your family's dinner table any night of the week!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Inactive 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 38 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 393 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the marinade

  • 2 tsp Tandoori Spice Blend
  • ½ tsp pink salt
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger or ginger paste
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

For the butter chicken

  • 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1- inch piece fresh ginger grated
  • 4 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1½ cups of chicken bone broth
  • 4 tsp Tandoori Spice Blend
  • 1 tbsp Besti Monk Fruit and Allulose Sweetener
  • ½ tsp pink salt
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • Fresh cilantro chopped optional

Instructions
 

  • Mix the marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add the chicken and cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably 24 hours.
  • Heat the butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Take the chicken out of the Marinade, do not wipe the marinade off of the chicken.
  • Place chicken in the skillet with the garlic and the ginger and cook for around 3 minutes.
  • Add the tomato paste, bone broth, sweetener, salt, and heavy cream.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Taste and add salt if needed.
  • Serve hot over cauliflower rice.
  • Top with chopped cilantro if using.

Disclaimer

Most of my recipes are low-carb (or keto) and gluten-free, but some are not. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Recommended and linked products are not guaranteed to be gluten-free. Recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them. Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs will not be included as it has a glycemic index of 0 (meaning it does not spike blood sugar) and it’s not metabolized. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 38gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 211mgSodium: 929mgPotassium: 663mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 900IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 2mg
Keyword budget, chicken, dinner, easy recipes, gluten-free, Keto, kid friendly, Low Carb
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