Award Winning White Chicken Chili
"If you like a thick white chili with a bit of "afterburn", then try this. I started out with a few other recipes, and have tweaked this to our family's taste. I submitted this recipe for a chili cookoff at work and came in 3rd place! (the other 2 winners were traditional red chili with beef)."
photo by Tiffye R.
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 (6 ounce) packages Tyson Fajita Chicken Strips, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package Mccormick white chicken chili seasoning mix
- 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder (I use Caldo de Pollo-mexican chicken bouillon)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (or to desired likeness)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
- 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans northern white beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup light cream (I use 1/2 and 1/2)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (10 ounce) can rotel Mexican-style tomatoes (or regular kind if you can find mexican style)
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
- 8 ounces white cheese dip (I use Gordo's brand (in the refrigerator section by the other cheese at Publix. It comes in a 16 oz )
- lime juice (optional, but a fresh squeezed lime is really good!)
directions
- In a stock pot, add diced onion and olive oil. Saute until clear.
- Add seasoning packet and all other "dry" ingredients.
- Continue to saute dry ingredients for a few minutes, stirring often.
- Whisk in the water and lime juice (if using)and heat to boiling.
- Add Chicken, beans, rotel, diced chili's, cheese dip, 1/2 and 1/2 and the sour cream.
- Stir thoroughly and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Let simmer for ~30 minutes and enjoy
- It's even better the next day.
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Reviews
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This recipe took 2nd place in the chili cook off for work. I was 1 vote away from first. Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe! I used rottiserie chicken in it. Also substituted the 2 cups of water for chiken broth. So i didn't need to add the bouillon powder. I used a few drops of hot sauce instead of the cayenne pepper. It was a very tasty chili! Thank you for sharing. -
This recipe is awesome. I made it for a chili cook off this past fall, Won 1st place, good for 151.00. Every where I take it someone wants the recipe. -
This recipe is awesome! I took first place in our annual chili contest. Thanks for posting. -
This recipe is so delicious!! We are snowed in today and it made the perfect comfort food. The taste is so flavorful and it takes less than an hour to make. -
" Fantastic recipe! It took first place at our company Chili Cook Off!!"
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Tweaks
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This recipe is amazing but makes very little for our family of 5. I quadruple the recipe so I don’t waste the queso. Also I add half the water, so the water called for , x2 -
Ann other company Chili Cook-off winner to the award list for this recipe!<br/><br/>I chose to use chicken stock instead of bullion, and my cheese dip had mild jalapenos in it. I also threw in a can of creamed corn. It came down to a tie for first place, but the other gentleman ate mine and declared me the winner!<br/><br/>This recipe is so good some other competitors threatened to use it themselves next time, and many folks asked for this link. Awesome job!
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This recipe took 2nd place in the chili cook off for work. I was 1 vote away from first. Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe! I used rottiserie chicken in it. Also substituted the 2 cups of water for chiken broth. So i didn't need to add the bouillon powder. I used a few drops of hot sauce instead of the cayenne pepper. It was a very tasty chili! Thank you for sharing.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I am married (almost 10yrs!!) with 2 great daughters (8yr and 6yr old). I love trying new recipes. We live in Monrovia which is just outside of Huntsville AL. I love my community. We are active in softball, basketball, horseback riding and gymnastics. I love to try new recipes and look forward to spending my weekends cooking. I also like to try quick week night meals since I work full time and the girls have their extracurricular activities.
