Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless

  skinless chicken breasts
• 1 28- ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion

  finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves

  minced
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅔ cup half and half
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Instructions

• 1 In the base of your slow cooker, combine the crushed tomatoes and brown sugar.
  Stir.
• 2 In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion
  and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, tomato paste,
  red pepper flakes, garam masala, salt, and pepper and cook until fragrant, about
  1 minute. The mixture will be a thick paste.
• 3 Transfer the onion and spice mixture to the slow cooker and stir well to combine
  with the crushed tomatoes. Add the chicken breasts, pushing them down enough to
  cover them with the sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
• 4 Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and cut into smaller chunks.
  Stir the half and half into the tomato sauce in the slow cooker. Return the
  cut-up chicken to the slow cooker and stir. Serve with the chopped fresh
  cilantro.

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