White Chili

Submitted by Rosemary York

"Peter's Grandmothers recipe"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 medium onions, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped mild green chilies
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 (16 ounce) cans great dry northern white beans
• 6 cups chicken stock or 6 cups canned broth
• 4 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
• 3 cups grated monterey jack cheese (about 12 oz)
• salt and pepper
• sour cream

directions

1. In heavy pot, saute onion in oil until translucent (about 10 minutes).
2. Stir in garlic, chilis, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper.
3. Saute two more minutes.
4. Add undrained beans and chicken stock and bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat: add chicken and cheese, stirring until the cheese melts.
6. Season.

Reviews

[beckas]

I made quite a few changes to this recipe but the results were delicious so I'm rating this recipe five stars. I reduced the amount of chicken broth to 4 cups, added about 1/2 cup frozen corn, and 3 diced corn tortillas. Instead of stirring in the cheese, I garnished the soup with some shredded cheese and diced avocado. Really delicious. I will make this again.

 

[mama smurf]

Made this for Fall Pick-A-Chef 2011 and I am glad that I picked this recipe. I cut it down for DH, his dad and I and added some extra beans (for thickness), corn and topped it with shredded cheese, some green onions and a few diced up tortillas (fried). One to keep in my files and bring out on another day when we go down to the beach and it's cool and foggy...Thank you for posting the recipe.

 

[aronsinvest]

Turned out great. I did not add all the cheese. To me it was not needed. I did add 2 extra cans of beans. Thanks for posting.

 

[mrskweaver]

I made this recipe for our holiday party over the weekend and it was a huge hit!! I'm sending the recipe of to a friend now. However, I made a few changes that seem to mirror what others have written: 1) I used 4 1/2 cups of chicken stock; 2) I used 4 cans of white beans (couldn't find great dry northern, but navy beans did the trick); 3) I added a little flour at the end to thicken the stock a bit; 4) I didn't add the cheese until the chili was at the level of thickness I desired. I highly recommend this recipe.

 

[Tiffiny Turner]

I made this last night. It was WONDERFUL!! I added 4 cans of beans instead of 2. The extra beans made it thicker. Also, I used 2 cans of Great Northern and 2 can of Cannelloni Beans. My 6 yr old ate 3 bowls.