Red Bean and Chicken Chili

Submitted by threeovens

"This is meant to be made with leftover hot wings (yeah right!), but you could use freshly cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken just as well."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 1⁄2 chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped (or more to taste)
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed in a bowl
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 (15 ounce) cans red beans or (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, with their liquid
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 20 chicken wings, cooked and meat removed from bones
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 cup sour cream, for serving
• 14 ounces corn tortilla chips, for serving

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook onions, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in garlic, cumin, and 1 1/2 chopped chipotle peppers (or more to taste) and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
3. Stir in tomatoes and chicken stock; turn heat up to medium high and bring to a boil.
4. Meanwhile, mash half the beans with a fork (on a plate); add mashed beans, whole beans, salt and pepper to the pot and reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Stir in chicken and half the cilantro; simmer 5 minutes more (add water if chili becomes too thick).
6. Ladle chili into bowls; garnish with cheese, sour cream, and chips.

Reviews

[christie]

This was really good! I didnt have any whole chilli's so I used dried chilli flakes. I also used my mortar and pestle to ground the garlic, cumin and chilli into a paste before I added it. I added about a tablespoon on white wine vinegar to give it a little extra zing. This was lovely and so economical! I'm going to get a LOT of meals out of this one recipe. Thanks for posting.