{ This recipe came from a Facebook shout-out to RPC folks for a “white chicken chili” recipe. A member responded, but I modified her recipe to accommodate my wife’s food intolerance. I dropped the cream cheese and corn, then added fresh green and red peppers. I also bumped up the chicken to a pound and a half, doubled the green chilies, and added black beans. The chili looks good and tastes awesome. }
- 1 ½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup green pepper (medium), diced
- 1 cup red pepper (medium), diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans chicken broth
- 2 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 3/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 (15 oz) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, for serving
- shredded Monterrey Jack cheese, for serving
- tortilla chips, for serving (optional)
Directions
- Heat olive oil in a 6 quart enameled dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot add chicken and diced onion, green, and red peppers, and saute until chicken is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute 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 and simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir in 1 can of Cannellini beans, then process 3/4 of the remaining beans along with 1/4 cup broth from the soup in a food processor until pureed, add bean mixture to soup along with remaining 1/4 can of beans. (You can skip the pureeing step and just add the beans directly to soup, the soup just won’t be quite as creamy).
- Add black beans and simmer about 15 minutes longer. Mix in fresh lime juice.
- Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, chopped cilantro and tortilla chips for dipping if desired.