Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia, Indian
Ingredients: 1 , onion, chopped fine; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 , serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 4 teaspoons, garam masala; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, grated fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons, sugar; , Salt and pepper; 1 , (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained; 2 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 3/4 cup, plain whole-milk yogurt; 1/4 cup, minced fresh cilantro

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We wanted to create a flavorful take on chicken tikka masala that had tender, moist pieces of chicken wrapped in a robustly spiced, creamy tomato sauce.

SERVES4

TIME2 hours on low

Slow cooker size4 to 7 quarts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While chicken tikka masala traditionally calls for marinating the chicken overnight to infuse flavor and then cooking the sauce separately, we turned to our slow cooker for an easy hands-off version that would infuse big flavor into the chi...

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