February 19, 2009
My friend and loyal fan, Dawn, asked me a while back for a recipe for White Chili. I promised her I would work on one, and this recipe came out great. It’s simple to prepare-just requiring some chopping, vegetables and grating cheese, and that’s the only work involved. Feel free to use already-shredded cheese if your short on time, and I used a rotisserie chicken to speed up the process. This chili has just the right consistency and spice. Even my 8-year-old was asking for seconds.
White Bean Chili
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
1 medium onion, diced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles, undrained
2 cloves garlic, minced
11/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
31/2 cups low-salt, fat-free chicken broth
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken)
1 cup freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup freshly grated Colby cheese
Toppings: crushed corn chips, light sour cream, chopped green onions, olives, chopped tomatoes, oyster crackers, bacon
Preparation
1. Cook onion in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until tender. Add green chiles and next 4 ingredients; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add beans and chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce
heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Add chicken, 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack and 1/2 cup Colby cheese; simmer 10 minutes more. Ladle chili into individual bowls. Top each serving evenly with cheese and desired toppings.
Posted by Alison Lewis
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No Responses to “Easy and Delicious White Chili”
dawn says:
thanks! i will try it-maybe saturday since we have a cold late baseball practice! it lookslike it was well worth the wait! thanks again!d
Alli says:
My husband does not really like cheese - do you think the white chili would still work without the cheese?
Joye says:
big fan of your recipes that i have seen thus far...i am really trying to cook and bake healthy these days. would love to see some easy chicken dishes that can use a rotisserie chicken...have three small children, so i need all the shortcuts i can get! thanks!
alisonlewis says:
let me know after you try it! AL
alisonlewis says:
Sure! I think it will be great still You may want to go up on the beans or slightly down on the chicken broth. The cheese really thickened it!
alisonlewis says:
Joye,
Thanks so much for commenting! I have 3 kids too (as you probably already know if you read the blog) and rotisserie chickens are the best thing to make dinner fast. I will get you a recipe hopefully in next weeks. Any specific request? Mexican? Italian? Asian?? American?
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