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Easy Butter-Chicken Casserole

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 13, 2019
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This warmly spiced, but not spicy, twist on an Indian restaurant favorite is packed with flavor and has the perfect contrast of bright tomato and rich butter, for a well-balanced and not-at-all-boring chicken dinner. So, it might surprise you that all this is possible with kitchen staples and minimal effort. That’s right: You can create complex Indian flavors with some powerful aromatics—onion, garlic, ginger—and a couple of standard spices. Once you’ve got your ingredients perfectly seasoned, all that’s left is to dump the ingredients in your casserole dish and pop it in the oven!

Easy Butter-Chicken Casserole

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked regular white rice
  • 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes, undrained
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • Chopped cashews and sour cream, as desired
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread uncooked rice evenly in baking dish.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix broth, tomatoes, melted butter, garlic, garam masala, ginger, salt and ground red pepper; stir in chicken and onions. Pour mixture evenly over rice in baking dish; cover with foil. Bake 40 minutes; stir. Replace foil; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until rice is tender, chicken is no longer pink in center and mixture is heated to at least 165°F in center of casserole. Stir; top with cilantro. Serve with cashews and sour cream.

Nutrition

330 Calories
12g Total Fat
23g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Plain white rice works better than basmati in this recipe since it cooks through without getting mushy. Stir the casserole halfway through baking to ensure the rice isn’t over- or under-done.
  • tip 2
    Garam masala is a blend of ground spices commonly used in Indian cooking. In India, “masala,” is the generic word for a spice mixture (what we might call “curry” in the U.S.). The “garam” in garam masala refers to the fact that this particular masala includes spices tha...
  • tip 3
    Butter chicken typically features chicken in a sauce made of tomato, onion and butter or cream and flavored with garlic, ginger and chili peppers. It’s a “curry” that's famous around the world. Quick note: In the U.S., we tend to use “curry” to refer to a spice mixture ...
  • tip 4
    Dress up (or heat up) this dish with more fresh toppings, like chopped roasted cashews or plain yogurt. If you want to turn up the spice level, add thinly sliced serrano chiles.
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