Chicken Tikka

Really delicious chicken tikka and just like you get at Indian restaurants or possibly better! Very healthy too! Garnish with sliced onion and lemon wedges. Serve with steamed rice or naan. Can also be made on the grill.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 256 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• nonstick cooking spray
• ½ cup finely chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
• ½ cup chopped green chilies
• 4 tablespoons fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 tablespoon tikka masala

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chilies, cilantro, yogurt, tomato paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, tikka masala, food coloring, and salt in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours, up to overnight.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

Step 3

Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; flip and spray with cooking spray. Continue to bake until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes more. Turn on the oven's broiler. Broil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes more.