Friday Recipe: White Bean Chicken Chili
I got this recipe from the now-defunct Wondertime Magazine– the only parenting magazine I could handle receiving every month. They replaced my subscription with Family Fun Magazine, which is not good for my self-esteem.
White bean, chicken, and chili soup
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 large pinch cayenne (optional)
1 large pinch allspice
2 (4-ounce) cans chopped green chilies
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced (cook them to your liking before you dice them, if you’d rather)
4 cups chicken broth (a 32-ounce box)
3 (15 ounce) cans white beans (great northern or navy), 2 drained, 1 with liquid
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen corn kernels
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated
Salt to taste
Heat oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat and saute onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, spices, and chilies, and saute for another minute. Add diced chicken and broth, and simmer until the chicken is opaque (if you used raw chicken), about 15 minutes.
Add beans, corn, and half the cheese, and simmer another 15 minutes.
Taste for salt, and serve with remaining cheese to sprinkle on top.
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It turns out more like a Chili than a Soup. I don’t add the cheese during cooking– we just add it to our bowls.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
THAT is why my friend is now starting to give me Family Fun Time ha ha. She said she felt the same way you did. She would give me her issues after she was done reading them. Now I have something in the works were I get Mothering from a friend in exchange for Cookie (both over the top magazines) and then I pass the Mothering on.
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laurushka reply on December 10th, 2009:
I never subscribed to Mothering, because it was too extreme the other way, even though I’m more like that (breastfeeding, co-sleeping)… it just wasn’t that fun of a read. I got one issue of Cookie, and it was so disgustingly geared towards wealth, Yuck.
I’m going to freecycle the Family Fun. I don’t want it in the house!
December 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Sounds delish – will have to test it out. PS: Love the new look! PPS: Tell your hubs to friend me already! Been waiting 4 days now – sheesh. xoxo
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laurushka reply on December 10th, 2009:
He thought he had already!
I am a fan of one pot meals. I don’t like having to make a main dish, and a veggie, and something else. I want it all combined. I’m lazy. And I still don’t really know how to cook.