White Bean Chili With Chicken (Paula Deen)

I was looking for OAMC recipes, and as I was looking at those shops that you can go into and make stuff and take it home, they had a posting for white bean chili with chicken and so of COURSE I had to go look it up on my own and ran across Paula Deen's recipe. I LOVE her cooking! I'm posting it here so I can save it for when I do my cooking with a friend this month. Sounds yummy!

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 10-15
• Yields: 10 bowls

Ingredients

• 1  lb dried navy beans
• 5  cups  chicken stock
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced
• 3⁄4 cup  diced onion
• 1 1⁄2 cups green chilies, chopped (fresh or canned)
• 1  lb chicken breast, chopped into small pieces
• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
• 1  tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 -2  teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1  pinch red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 bunch cilantro leaf, chopped

Directions

1. Rinse beans well, cover with cool water, and soak for 2 hours. Drain.
2. Place beans in large pot with chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium heat.
3. Add garlic, onion, and chiles and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Add chile mixture to pot with beans. Add chicken, cumin, oregano, pepper, white pepper, red pepper flakes, and cilantro.
5. Lower heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
6. Serve with cornbread, if desired.