Ruth's White Chicken Chili

HokiesLady's Note:

My mom gave me this recipe that she "adopted" and then adjusted. I've named it after her since she did all the taste testing until it was just right.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 4 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans (or you can soak 1 pound of dried beans)
• 6 cups low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cooked & shredded or finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons black pepper (or 2/3 tsp ground white pepper)
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, melt butter and saute the garlic, onion and chilies for 5 minutes.
2. Place beans in a large stockpot and add chicken stock then bring to a boil.
3. Add the sauteed onion mixture to the beans.
4. Add the chicken and spices to the beans and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[TeresaS]

This is so yummy and it's good for you too! I cut the recipe in half cuz there is only 2 of us and it worked great. I used a rotisserie chicken. This made it nice and easy. We loved the flavor, the only thing besides a bit of salt that was missing was some heat. Next time I think I would replace the can green chilies with some fresh chopped jalapeno's. We like things HOT! Please tell your Mom that she has developed an excellent recipe. Thanks for posting it. :)

[Annacia]

This has lovely flavor but if your a fan of heat you'll need to add some *wink*. I'm rating it with 3 stars because it has a thin, broth soup like, consistency and I prefer chili to be thicker. I would just add in some cornstarch slurry next time. This is a lovely change from the usual beef chili when you want a little swap-up. It's certainly simple to make and is very good.