Chicken Chili

Name: Chicken Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 Pot of chili, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground chicken thighs; 1 large white onion; 1 small green pepper; 1 small red pepper; 2 minced fresh garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons chili powder (or to taste); red pepper flakes, for added heat (optional); 14 ounces stewed tomatoes (italian style is what I use); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1/4 cup water (if you wish) or 1/4 cup chicken broth (if you wish); 15 ounces red kidney beans (use black beans or a mixture if you prefer)

Submitted by Emilyrae

"Ground chicken thighs offer a lighter alternative to beef chili, without sacrificing taste! This is a quick and easy recipe that can be easily doubled. Freezes well!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 Pot of chili
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb ground chicken thighs
1 large white onion
1 small green pepper
1 small red pepper
2 minced fresh garlic cloves
2 tablespoons chili powder (or to taste)
red pepper flakes, for added heat (optional)
14 ounces stewed tomatoes (italian style is what I use)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
¹⁄₄ cup water (if you wish) or 1/4 cup chicken broth (if you wish)
15 ounces red kidney beans (use black beans or a mixture if you prefer)

directions

In a non-stick skillet brown ground chicken thighs. Dice white onion, green pepper, red pepper. Chop garlic cloves. Add to browning meat in skillet. Saute for 5 minutes until veggies just start to become tender. Add chili powder and stir well to coat. Cook 1-2 minutes. Add red pepper flakes to taste if you are using. Add stewed tomatoes, breaking up with wooden spoon. Add water, tomato paste and stir to combine. Add 1 can kidney beans, simmer 10-15 minutes to cook veggies and heat through. Chili can be frozen and reheated in the microwave. Even better the next day! Sometimes I add a little bit of frozen corn to the hot chili and wrap in a whole wheat tortilla. Top with low-fat cheddar cheese and non-fat sour cream and it's complete!

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Reviews

Delightful - I increased the canned tomatoes to 28 oz. size so threw in a tin of kernel corn to take up the extra liquid, and added 1 tsp. cumin. This is very good and comes together very quickly. The only thing is ground chicken will never be ground beef, but this is very very tasty.

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