Name: Spinach Butter Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 9 min
Ingredients: 1 large onion (finely chopped); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 1 can tomatoes (diced, with juice 28 oz/796 mL); 1 can tomato paste (5.5 fl oz/156 mL); 2 tbsp butter (melted, 25 mL); 2 tsp ginger (ground 10 mL); 2 tsp curry powder (10 mL); 1 tsp cumin (ground 5 mL); 1 tsp cinnamon (5 mL); 1 tsp coriander (5 mL); 1/4 tsp cardamom (ground 1 mL); 1 lb chicken thighs (skinless 454 g, with or without bone, about 6-8 pieces); 4 cups spinach (fresh 1 L); 1 tbsp lime juice (15 mL); 1 cup plain yogurt (3% 250mL); cashews (Toasted); cilantro (to garnish)

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Whip Up A Frugal Family Feast

<br /> (NC) – With today’s hectic lifestyles, cooking meals at home that are easy to prepare and easy on the wallet can be challenging. By using the right kitchen appliance, Canadians can prepare a frugal feast for the whole family without paying a hefty price tag or sacrificing too much time.

‘On average, a family of four who eats out once a week is spending at least $3,000 a year,’ says Korey Kealey, food and entertaining specialist, Food Thought Communications. ‘Busy parents should consider introducing a Crock-Pot slow cooker to the meal planning mix to save money and time in the kitchen. A slow cooker offers at-home chefs an easy and functional option for creating homemade meals like Spinach Butter Chicken – a healthy and delicious dinner that will cost approximately less than $4 a serving.’

When purchasing a slow cooker, look for a model with special features. The Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker has a programmable touchpad that selects cook time and temperature and even auto-shifts to ‘warm’ setting when the meal is done.

Spinach Butter Chicken

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Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time9

Ingredients

1 large onion finely chopped
5 cloves garlic minced
1 can tomatoes diced, with juice 28 oz/796 mL
1 can tomato paste 5.5 fl oz/156 mL
2 tbsp butter melted, 25 mL
2 tsp ginger ground 10 mL
2 tsp curry powder 10 mL
1 tsp cumin ground 5 mL
1 tsp cinnamon 5 mL
1 tsp coriander 5 mL
1/4 tsp cardamom ground 1 mL
1 lb chicken thighs skinless 454 g, with or without bone, about 6-8 pieces
4 cups spinach fresh 1 L
1 tbsp lime juice 15 mL
1 cup plain yogurt 3% 250mL
cashews Toasted
cilantro to garnish

Instructions

Place onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, butter, ginger, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, coriander, cardamom and chicken into Crock-Pot slow cooker; stir. Cook on high 4-6 hours or on low 8-10 hours. Chicken will shred when finished.
Mix in spinach, lime juice and yogurt, garnish with cashews and cilantro.