One Pan Baked Butter Chicken
This one pan baked butter chicken is a game changer, marinate the chicken then chuck it in with all of the sauce ingredients and bake it for the most deliciously easy curry.
Print Pin RateCourse: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Butter chicken, Curry, One pan
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 2
Ingredients
For the chicken & marinade:
- 6 Chicken thighs skinless
- 150 g Natural yoghurt
- 2 tbsp Curry powder
- 2 Cloves of garlic chopped
- 15 g Ginger grated
- 1/2 Lemon juiced
For the sauce:
- 210 g Tin of tomatoes
- 150 ml Double cream
- 40 g Butter melted
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Curry powder
Optional:
- 10 g Coriander chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C (fan).
- Add the yoghurt, curry powder, garlic, ginger, the juice of half of the lemon, and a pinch of salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl and mix it well.
- Add the chicken into the marinade and stir well to coat.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, double cream, melted butter, tomato paste, and curry powder into an oven proof dish and stir it until it’s well combined.
- Lay the marinated chicken on top, then spoon over any remaining marinade.
- Bake it for 45-50 minutes, basting the chicken in the sauce half way through.
- Sprinkle over some chopped coriander, then serve with rice, and maybe even some naan bread. Enjoy!
18 comments on “One Pan Baked Butter Chicken”
Made this tonight and it was a massive hit. Really easy to make (even with a toddler hanging out of my leg) Looking forward to trying more recipes !
Can we use a slow cooker for this? Thanks!
Hi, yes a slow cooker will work. The sauce b=might be a bit runny though so I would suggest adding some cornflour (mixed with water) to thicken it slightly.
Erm, do I cover the chicken whilst it’s baking in the oven??
No need. Just bake as it is
Do the leftovers freeze ok?
yes
Delicious!
Hello from two Brits in Los Angeles who really miss a good curry ! They are always very bland here. We tried your butter chicken recipe last night and thought it was great. Thanks!
Another hit recipe! So fast to do and still so tasty.Loving recipes like this (quick and easy) as i have a small baby n i end up having to prep while shes asleep early in the morning or its a late dinner for me as my husband cooks but doesn’t cook like me. He made your paprika chicken once and it wasnt the same as when i make it. It really helps having a speedy delicious recipe to just bang in the oven.Definitely is one i will be making often like lots of your other recipes.
Keep then coming ,thank you Jon
Really good Jon, made a good batch for the family and everyone cleared their bowls…….thanks 😉
Hi what is double cream?
Thanks
It might be called ‘heavy whipping cream’ in your country
Hi Jon
Boneless or bone in thighs? Looking forward to trying this!
Hi, either is fine, I used bone in, and just removed the skin.
Tried so many options cooking Indian food and never got it right. Came to this recipe and completely nailed it. I was also please to see how little preparation time there was. Thank you and now onto your next recipes!
Wonderful and tasty! Love it and so did the kids <3
Just made this and it was delicious! So easy to make and really flavoursome. Served with rice