White Chicken Chili

photo by Bay Laurel



- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 boneless chicken breast halves, cut into one inch chunks
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained (save 1/2 cup draining liquid)
- 2 cups chicken broth, divided
- 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper, seeded and minced
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
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Garnishes
- shredded monterey jack cheese
- chopped fresh cilantro leaves
directions
- Warm oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add onion; cook 4 minutes, stirring. Push onion mixture to one side; add chicken to skillet; sprinkle mixture with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, stirring.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add 2 cans of the beans and draining liquid, 1 ¼ cups broth, and chipotle; bring to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
- Meanwhile, combine remaining 1 can beans and ¾ cup broth in bowl of food processor. Puree until smooth. Add to soup in pot, along with half-and-half. Simmer a few minutes, stirring, until warmed through and flavors incorporated. Serve hot; garnish with cheese and cilantro.
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Good basic recipe but I made changes due to what I had on hand. Be careful and only add salt 1 t. at a time. Mine was way to salty until I added some canned tomatoes. Here is what I did:<br/>I thought this was a too salty. I would use only 1t. salt next time. I added: 3 cloves garlic (that I sauteed with the onion), precooked chicken, extra water, 1c. white beans, 2 c. kidney beans, 1 can pureed Italian style tomatoes, and I skipped on the chipotle pepper and the heavy cream. I served with a dollop of sour cream, wedges of avocado, and a few crushed tortilla chips. Pretty tasty. Next time I would also double the recipe so that we would have leftovers.
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Bay Laurel
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