Economical White Chicken Chili
"I threw this together one afternoon after reading many white chicken chili recipes and not finding anything that would suit my tastes. This is very economical because it uses chicken thighs instead of breasts, and a taco packet instead of a hundred different seasoings. I highly recommend serving this along with tortilla chips, as it's just not the same without. This is amazing by itself, but try topping it with different garnishes, such as sliced green onion, sour cream, or shredded cheese!"
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red chili pepper, finely diced
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth (about 2 cups)
- 1 (15 ounce) can white beans
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
- 1 ounce taco seasoning mix (I use the spicy hot kind)
- tortilla chips (optional)
directions
- In dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium high heat.
- In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, seasoning salt, and garlic powder.
- Place chicken thighs on a plate, and sprinkle seasoning mix over both sides of the meat, and put into hot oil.
- Cook 8 minutes on each side, covered, and remove from pot.
- With heat still on, add diced onion, chili pepper, and minced garlic cloves to the chicken juices. Sautee 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut up chicken into small bite sized pieces.
- Add diced chicken back into the pot and continue sauteeing with veggies for 5 more minutes.
- Add chicken broth, white beans, green chilis, and taco packet. Stir together.
- Bring to a boil, then turn down heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes with lid on, but cracked.
- Serve hot in bowls with tortilla chips either on the bottom, the top, or on the side for dipping!
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I started cooking just by helping my Mom out in the kitchen as a little girl. I preferred baking over cooking, as I loved getting all into measuring things and stirring. I always got to stir!
However in the past 5 years I've been the one responsible for making nightly dinners. At first this consisted of the same 10 or so dishes in a constant rotation, but that quickly became boring and I remembered how much my Mom would complain when I was younger about how she always made the same things and she never knew what new dishes to try! Obviously 20 years ago, Zaar wasn't around!
I still cook a lot of the same type of dishes my Mom cooked when we were younger and I try to incorporate as much fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs into my meals as possible. However Melvin's favorite food of all time is fried chicken so... I make sure he gets a fresh vegetable on the side!
My favorite cook book is my staple cookbook which is the old red and white Better Homes Cook Book. My only pet peeve about cooking is bland food!
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