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White Bean Chicken Chili

As the cooler months roll in, there's nothing quite like a comforting bowl of chili to warm you up. While traditional chili typically calls for beef and kidney beans, today we're taking a delightful twist on the classic dish with a recipe for White Bean Chicken Chili. This dish is not only hearty and flavorful but also packed with protein and fiber, making it a wholesome choice for a weeknight dinner or meal prep for the week ahead.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Extra Virgine Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 2 Poblano pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1-2 Jalapenos, if desired, and diced
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 tsp Papkika
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Freshly ground pepper I like my mix pepper blend
  • 1 7 ounce can diced green chili's
  • 2 Cans Canalini beans, drained and rinced
  • 1 tsp Worstershire
  • 1 tsp Hot sauce
  • 8 oz Block Cream cheese Tillamook if you can find it it is the only one I can find right now that has pure ingredients.
  • 4 cups Chicken stock
  • 1 cup Salsa
  • 2-3 cups Leftover chicken, diced up Or 1 pound fresh boneless skinnless chicken thighs, diced
  • 2 cups Frozen corn
  • 1 Lime juiced

Topping Options

  • Fresh chopped cilantrp
  • sour cream
  • fresh grated cheese, monterrey jack, pepper jack or cheddar

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, poblao, and jalapeno peppers. and all of the seasonings, and saute 4 minutes minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
    If using fresh chicken cook with the onions and pepprs.
  • Add one cup of your beans to a food processer with about 4 tbsp of the chicken stock and puree until smoth.
  • When your onions and pepprers have softened, add the chicken stock, bean puree, beans, cream cheese, chilis, corn,salsa, worstershire and hot sauce
  • Stir often and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Use this time to get your topping ready
  • After 20 minutes add your chicken if using leftover, and corn and and lime juice cook 10 more minutes.
  • Serve topped with your favorite toppings.
Keyword white bean chili
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