Tikka Masala Curry Chicken Cooked in a Tagine

Tikka Masala Chicken

What you will need :

1 jar of Tikka Masala Curry

3 boneless, skinless, chicken breast

2 Tablespoons Earth Balance roasted garlic and herb (an organic culinary spread) It's a healthy alternative to butter.

2 cups of long grain rice

2 cups of water

2 scallions opt...

Suggested topping:

Scallions cut on a diagonal


First get your tagine out if you don't own a tagine then you can use a dutch oven it won't taste as good but...I'm kidding it will be awesome. Tagine...is a type of dish found in North Africa cuisines of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya.  The way the tagine is designed is similar to a dutch oven the moisture forms on the inside of the cone shape lid then falls back down over your food which makes for a very tender dinner. Typically the tagine was used for a tougher cut of meat. You can also cook some amazing beans in your tagine as well as rice, couscous, and my recipe for No Knead Bread would be amazing created in the tagine...There are many different breeds of tagines on the market today. I chose one by Emile Henry.  I wanted to be able to cook on top of my stove as well as in the oven. They run between 20.00 to hundreds of dollars so do your homework if you plan on purchasing your own tagine...I love mine and so does my family...It creates an awesome presentation.


Place 2 tablespoons of Earth's Balance in your tagine or dutch oven...

Cut your chicken into cubes, saute until golden brown, ( about 4 or 5 minutes)

After your chicken is brown add your jar of Tikka Masala Curry

At this time you can place your tagine in your oven or you can heat the dish up on your stove top. Also, you can either cook your rice separately or add to the tagine and cook per your rice instructions. If you chose to add the rice to your tagine then make sure you calculate that you already have about a cup of liquid.  If your making 2 cups of rice then you need to have 2 cups of liquid...Therefore you would add 2 cups of rice along with one cup of water because your Masala Curry Chicken already has a cup of liquid that your chicken is bathing in. * Only do this if your cooking your rice in the tagine.

I made rice and chipotle butternut squash to go with my Tikka Masala Curry chicken. Be creative make a side dish that you have never had using a vegetable you have never served your family.

Psalm 107:1 , "Oh give thanks to the Lord; for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"