This chicken tikka masala casserole recipe is one of the most delicious and easy chicken casserole recipes around! It has all of the traditional flavors of chicken tikka masala in casserole form. Make this chicken tikka masala casserole for dinner this week!
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You guys have been asking for a Chicken Tikka Masala recipe ever since we came out with our Meal Prep Cauliflower Tikka Masala. We totally understand why! We love tikka masala recipes because they are jam-packed with flavor. Our goal with tikka masala recipes is to make tikka accessible to you!
If you’re a tikka masala master, teach us your ways! If you are looking for easy tikka masala recipes that are approachable, delicious, and easy you’ve come to the right place! When testing this recipe, we knew that we wanted to do it CASSEROLE style. Why? Because what’s easier than throwing all of your favorite ingredients into a casserole dish and then it’s ready in an hour? Nothing!
We had a lot of fun developing this recipe and wanted to bring you along, step-by-step, in the process! Check it out below.
Step 1: Marinate the Chicken
I wanted to the chicken in this recipe to be tender and flavorful. Marinating chicken in any dairy will help tenderize the chicken. Give it a try! If you are dairy-free go ahead and skip the yogurt marinade.
Step 2: Prep your Veggies + Sauce
As for the veggies in this dish. Typically a chicken tikka masala is made with chicken tomatoes, spices, and cream. We wanted to make this a full meal by adding veggies! We went with red peppers, tomatoes, onions, and a spicy pepper. Feel free to change up the vegetables based on your favorites or what you have in your fridge.
The spiciness of this dish depends on what pepper you decide to dice up in this dish. We tested it once with a serrano and once with a spicy green chili. Go with your gut and go with whatever spice level you’re most comfortable with.
Lastly, the spices are the hero of this dish. A Garam Masala is a classic spice mix when you’re making tikka masala. We used that and after some research, we decided to give fenugreek a try! It really elevates the flavor of this dish. Fenugreek has a nutty and sweet flavor that is in some traditional tikka recipes. It can be hard to find, so do a little research before you grocery shop (we found ours at Fresh Thyme’s spice section).
If you are unable to find fenugreek, you can try celery seeds or fennel seeds as a substitute. We tested this recipe with fennel seeds and it came out a lot sweeter than the fenugreek. It was good, but just keep that in mind!
Lastly, mixing all the spices and liquids together before putting them in the casserole helps to combine all the ingredients of the sauce pre-baking. So don’t skip that part!
Step 3: Cover and Bake
Just like many Fit Foodie Finds casseroles, we covered this casserole with tin foil. It keeps the bake time low! Place your covered casserole into the oven and bake for one hour, stirring halfway! It will seem a bit soupy, but remember, there are still 30 minutes left to go.
Step 4: Enjoy your Chicken Tikka Masala Casserole
Remove your casserole from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove the tin foil and give your casserole a stir. Serve with Greek yogurt, parsley, and naan bread!
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Chicken Tikka Masala Casserole
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast
- zest of one lemon
- juice of one lemon
- 2 tablespoons nonfat Greek yogurt
Casserole
- 2 cups red potatoes chopped into 1.5-inch cubes
- 1 serrano pepper mined
- 1 15-oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 1/4 cup chicken broth separate
- 1 15-oz. can full-fat coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup white onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves mashed and minced
- 1.5 cups minute rice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF and spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Place red potatoes in the casserole dish with 1/4 cup chicken broth and place in the oven and roast for 25 minutes.
- Next, cut the chicken into 1-inch squares and place it in a medium bowl. Add ingredients for the marinade to the bowl and mix well. Let chicken sit in the marinade for ten minutes.
- While the potatoes are roasting prepare the sauce. Add tomato sauce, 1 cup chicken broth, coconut milk, ginger, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Whisk together until well combined. Set aside.
- When potatoes are done roasting remove the casserole from the oven and turn the oven temperature to 375ºF.
- Add the red pepper, serrano pepper, onion, garlic, minute rice, and marinated chicken to the casserole dish with the potatoes.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the vegetables and chicken. Mix well and cover with aluminum foil.
- Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes at 375ºF, stirring at 30 minutes and placing back into the oven.
Tips & Notes
- This recipe was modified and updated on January 28th 2021.
Sorry, but way way too starchy. Too much rice with too much potatoes. Needs a little more garam masala and salt but that’s not a big deal. If I were to do this again I would half the potatoes, add another teaspoon of garam masala and cook the rice on the side. This may make it to soupy without the rice but maybe half the rice. I would probably use regular rice instead of minute rice since it cooks long enough for the rice to get done. I would also substitute the tomato sauce with a can of diced to.atoes.
I made this recipe with a few modifications to the sauce with some Indian ingredients I had on hand and it was fantastic. I added about 1tsp of asafetida, 1tsp of Punjabi Chana masala spice, and 1 tsp of red chili powder. I also let the casserole rest for about 30 mins with the tinfoil on the casserole dish. It was great. You know what made it better? Wrapping it in a tortilla. Taste like an indaritto a la Hot Indian in Minneapolis