Saturday, June 16, 2012

Cream Cheese "Butter" Chicken

3 chicken breasts, chopped into chunks
1 tbsp of grated ginger
½ onion, chopped
2 tbsp of tomato paste
1 tsp of brown sugar
1 tsp of cumin, ground
1 tsp of turmeric
¼ tsp of chili pepper flakes

¼ tsp of ground cardamom,
¼ tsp of ground cinnamon,
½ tsp of black pepper
4 oz of cream cheese
2/3 cup of broth
1 tbsp of oil



1.     Preheat oil on medium-high in a large pan. 

2.    Add onions and ginger.  Cook until onions are soft

3.    Mix together cumin, turmeric, chili pepper flakes, cardamom, cinnamon and pepper.  Stir into onions and ginger.

4.    Add tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes.

5.    Add chicken and coat with mixture.  Cook for 5 minutes.

6.    Add brown sugar, cream cheese and broth and stir until cream cheese is melted in.

7.    Cook for another 10-15 minutes until sauce has thickened up and chicken is cooked through.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving 
Calories369
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g28%
Saturated Fat 9g45%
Cholesterol 129mg43%
Sodium 317mg14%
Total Carbohydrate 6.4g2%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g4%
Total Sugars 2.6g 
Protein 35.5g 
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 58mg4%
Iron 3mg16%
Potassium 486mg10%

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