White Chili

Submitted by Paulette

"I first had this chili at a BBQ place in TN and it was called Tennessee chili. I liked it so well that I searched for one in my many recipe books, finding this one. The only ingredient that has been added is the chili powder."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced or (3 lb) roasted chicken, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans coarsely chopped tomatoes
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chilies
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 (11 ounce) cans cannellini or (11 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• monterey jack cheese, shredded

directions

1. In a large pot cook diced chicken breasts in olive oil until done, remove from pan& set aside.
2. Add onion& garlic, saute until tender.
3. Stir in next 7 ingredients.
4. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Add chicken& beans; cook until heated.
6. Add lime juice and pepper.
7. Serve into bowls and top with cheese (serve with salsa on top of cheese, if desired).
8. TIP: Cook this a day ahead and refrigerate to let the seasonings blend.

Reviews

[Tallie in Pacific NW]

Grrrrreat recipe! I bailed on the tomatoes-EW! Used rotisserie chicken from my grocer's deli, added a can of kernled white and yellow corn and chicken broth & cornstarch to thicken w/Tillamook Pepperjack Cheese shredded cheese to top-yummmy! ;)

 

[Lizzybeta]

We have a resturant close by that severs this chili, and this recipe is so close we did a comparion test and suprise this won. it was better than that of the resturants.

 

[Chef Liane]

Not your typical "chili", more of a soup than the chili we all might think of at first. Loved this recipe; easy to make and not too time consuming. Made it for the first time last night and shared some with friends today. They now have the recipe and are making it tonight!!!

 

[Cook4m]

My family loved this! This was easy to put together, but doesn't taste "canned". Watch the acidity with the tomatoes though, adjust your lime juice if acid is high. Letting the flavors steep overnight helps. This will be a regular in our home.

 

[Julie F]

This is a delicious chili recipe - flavorful enough for those who like spicy things, but not a "burn your mouth" chili. It was a big hit and the leftovers were great!