Chicken Tikka Masala with Ready Cooked Chicken

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala with Ready Cooked Chicken
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400g cooked chicken breast, diced; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp tikka masala curry powder; 400g tinned chopped tomatoes; 100ml double cream; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp caster sugar; 250g microwave basmati rice

A creamy tomato tikka masala using ready cooked chicken pieces, quick enough for midweek.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.44 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 gcooked chicken breastdiced
1onionfinely chopped
2garlic clovescrushed
2 tbsptikka masala curry powder
400 gtinned chopped tomatoes
100 mldouble cream
1 tbspvegetable oil
1 tspcaster sugar
250 gmicrowave basmati rice

Method

1
Heat the oil in a deep pan and fry the onion for 4 minutes until soft.
4 min
2
Add the garlic and curry powder and stir for 30 seconds.
3
Pour in the tomatoes and sugar and simmer for 5 minutes.
5 min
4
Stir in the chicken and cream and simmer for 3 minutes until hot through.
3 min
5
Heat the rice following the packet instructions and serve with the curry.

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