The Best White Chicken Chili
A creamy and flavorful chili made with tender chicken, white beans, and green chilies that is perfect for a cozy dinner.
Equipment
- Large pot
- food processor
- fine mesh strainer
Ingredients
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 cans (14.5 oz) low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 can (7 oz) diced green chilies
- 1.5 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pkg (8 oz) Neufchatel cheese cut into small cubes
- 1.25 cup frozen or fresh corn
- 2 cans (15 oz) cannellini beans
- 2.5 cups shredded cooked rotisserie or left-over chicken *
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro plus more for serving
- Tortilla chips or strips, monterrey jack cheese, sliced avocado for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds longer.
- Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander then measure out 1 cup. Set whole beans aside, transfer 1 cup beans to a food processor along with ¼ cup broth from soup, puree until nearly smooth.
- Add Neufchatel cheese to soup along with corn, whole beans and pureed beans and stir well. Simmer for 5 - 10 minutes longer.
- Stir in chicken, fresh lime juice and cilantro. Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, more cilantro, avocado slices and tortilla chips if desired.
Notes
If you don't own a food processor you can skip the pureeing step, soup just won't be quite as creamy. The chili can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 850mgPotassium: 800mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2mg
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