02/02/2025
Healthy White Chicken Chili Recipe 🌶️🍗
# INGREDIENTS:
- 1 🌶️ serrano chile
- 1 🌶️ jalapeño
- 1 medium onion, peeled and halved
- Cooking spray
- 4 cups unsalted chicken stock, divided
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 🌶️ chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons adobo sauce
- 2 (15 ounce) cans unsalted cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, divided
- 5 ½ teaspoons olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, minced 🧄
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 pound ground pork (or lean turkey for a healthier option)
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 cups fresh white corn kernels 🌽
- 1 (15 ounce) can unsalted chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup half-and-half (or use low-fat milk for a lighter version)
- ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided 🌿
- 1/3 cup plus 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
- 2 ⅜ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 medium ripe avocado 🥑, peeled
- ⅓ cup light sour cream
- ¾ cup diced tomatillo
# INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat the Broiler: Set your broiler to high.
2. Roast the Peppers and Onion: Arrange the serrano chile, jalapeño, and onion on a foil-lined baking sheet. Lightly coat with cooking spray. Broil for about 15 minutes, turning occasionally until charred on all sides. Once done, wrap the peppers in foil and let them sit for 5 minutes. Afterward, peel off the skins, and discard the stems and seeds.
3. Blend the Mixture: In a blender, combine the roasted peppers, charred onion, ½ cup of chicken stock, flour, chipotle chile, adobo sauce, and one can of cannellini beans. Blend until smooth.
4. Cook the Base: In a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Stir in the cumin, oregano, and coriander, cooking for another 30 seconds. Add the ground pork (or turkey) and cook for about 4 minutes, breaking it apart as it cooks.
5. Combine Ingredients: Stir in the blended onion mixture and 3 ½ cups of chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
6. Add Chicken and Beans: Add the bite-sized chicken pieces to the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Then, stir in the remaining can of cannellini beans, corn, and chickpeas, cooking for an additional 7 minutes.
7. Finish the Chili: Lower the heat to medium-low and mix in the half-and-half (or low-fat milk), ½ cup of chopped cilantro, and ⅓ cup of lime juice. Cook for another 3 minutes, then stir in 2 ¼ teaspoons of salt.
8. Prepare the Avocado Cream: In a small bowl, mash the avocado with a fork. Mix in the light sour cream, 1 ½ teaspoons of lime juice, and a pinch of salt.
9. Serve: Ladle the chili into bowls and top with the remaining cilantro, a dollop of avocado cream, and diced tomatillo.
Enjoy this nutritious and hearty white chicken chili that’s packed with flavor and healthy ingredients! 🍲✨