Creamy White Chili

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My camera didn’t take a great picture of this, but it doesn’t need a great picture. It is AWESOME! I give this a 9. I had my dad over for dinner, and he gave me 3 compliments. If you know my dad, you know this means the soup is beyond great. I got the recipe from melskitchencafe.com, and I made a few adjustments that you will see below. I will try this again and again. Yum. It probably only serves 4, FYI.

Creamy White Chili

Yield: Serves 6

 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes I used chicken, but it would be better grilled—my dad suggested the Tequila lime marinade he does, and that would make it better)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder or 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced I used 3 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained I used dry beans that I cooked beforehand, and I probably used 1 1/2 cups dry beans. I would add more beans than it calls for
  • 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) chicken broth
  • 2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies (if you like less kick, add just one can) I added 2 cans
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper I used a scant 1/4 tsp. and it had plenty of heat
  • 1 cup sour cream I used light sour cream, and I would use a scant instead of generous cup
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream I used half and half and it was fine
  • Fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional) you really need this

I added frozen corn as well, probably about 1 cup, right before I added the dairy products, and I would not make it without the corn. It makes it super good.

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, saute chicken, onion and garlic powder (or fresh garlic, if using) in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add beans, broth, chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and cream. Garnish with fresh cilantro, if desired. Serve immediately. This is especially good served with tortilla chips.
  2. Slow Cooker Option: In a medium round slow cooker, place 1 pound chicken breasts (fresh or frozen) without cubing them. Add the chopped onion, garlic powder, beans, green chiles and all of the spices. Do not add the sour cream or whipping cream yet! Reduce the chicken broth to 12 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) and pour in over the other ingredients. Stir the mixture around a bit to incorporate the dry spices. Cook on low for 5-7 hours (if using frozen chicken you’ll cook on the longer end of that spectrum, fresh chicken will cook in less time). Remove the chicken to a cutting board and shred in bite-size pieces. Stir back into the slow cooker. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the sour cream and whipping cream until smooth. Whisk the cream mixture into the crockpot with the other ingredients. Let the soup cook until heated through. Serve.

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2008/09/creamy-white-chili.html

 

recipe retrieved 1/23/14 from http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2008/09/creamy-white-chili.html

Comments

  1. thejohnmfamilyMarch 4, 2019 at 4:07 PM

    So, I put 2 frozen chicken breasts in the pressure cooker for about 11 minutes with some water, salt, seasoned salt, cumin, chili powder, and paprika. Then, I put them into the slow cooker with sautéed onions/garlic, and everything else. We added the corn about 1 hour before and used heavy cream instead of half and half. I did 3 cups dry beans.

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  2. thejohnmfamilyApril 23, 2020 at 6:46 PM

    Go SCANT on the sour cream. I made this in the pressure cooker with sautéing the onions and chiles and spices and adding beans and chicken broth and a bit of water and some better than bouillon (chicken kind). Then, after about 1 hour and 10 minutes (yes--it needs AT least this long), I added the corn and canned chicken and cilantro and dairy.

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  3. thejohnmfamilyOctober 7, 2021 at 6:04 PM

    milk and cream together is not all that great.

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