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White Bean Chili With Chicken
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5 from 33 votes

White Bean Chili With Chicken

White Bean Chili is a cozy, flavorful meal made with hearty beans, tender chicken or turkey and a little kick from green chilis and jalapeño. You will be hooked on this all season. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Bailey

Ingredients

  • ½ cup yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • 2 -14 oz cans of chicken broth, low sodium about 3½ cups
  • 2 -7oz cans of mild green chilis
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp crushed, dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp course salt
  • ¼ tsp cracked pepper
  • 1 -15 oz can cannellini beans
  • 1½-2 lb cooked chicken or rotisserie *about 3 cups
  • 1 cup sour cream *see notes
  • ¼ cup milk *see notes
  • ½ cup corn kernels *optional for topping

Instructions

  • Prepare chicken. Be sure it is shredded. Chop onion, jalapeño and garlic. Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven or pot on medium/high heat. Add onion and jalapeño, sauté 4 minutes. Add in chopped garlic and sauté 30 seconds longer.
  • Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, garlic, onion powder oregano, salt, pepper. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes.
  • Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander. Add them to the dutch oven. Then add in the sour cream or cream cheese. Keep the mixture on simmer and make sure the sour cream is spreading in. Add in cooked chicken (or rotisserie). Add milk last. Mix well. Let the mixture return to a simmer. 
  •  If you are using corn, add it to the chili directly and mix in. Once it is heated through, take chili off heat and serve with toppings. 

Notes

*cook the chicken however you like, use leftover chicken or make it easy and use a rotisserie. 
*cream cheese will also work. You may sub dairy free sour cream and cream cheese if needed.
*whole milk or any milk will work, you may also use unsweetened almond milk. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1.25cup | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 199mg | Sodium: 765mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg