~White Chicken Chili~

This is my favorite chili EVER!!!! I have never been a huge fan of chili to be honest. Red chili is often overwhelming for me with all the beans and ground beef and chiles, etc. It's amazing how many different tasting chili you can try (even in one night). At my church we have always ha a chili cook-off around Halloween, and to my memory, no one has ever brought a white chili. Folks, this is the best kind of chili out there. It is amazing. My awesome sister Ashley gave me this recipe; I'm not sure where she got it from. Sometimes this chili turns out with a bit of a kick to it, so of you are not in love with spicy food, tone down the spices a bit. As you make this over and over, you will find the spiciness that's right for you.

This is a really easy meal to make. Cook the chicken in garlic powder, onions and vegetable oil. Once the chicken is cooked through, add diced chiles, white beans, chicken broth, and some spices and let the soup simmer. Now here's the trick: if you like runnier soup, do not cook it for very long. If you like thicker white chili (like me!) cook almost all of the chicken broth out so there isn't much left in the skillet. (kind of how it looks in the picture)

Remove from the heat and add the sour cream and heavy cream. Yep, that's it! So good. Everyone I have ever made this for loved it.

You'll Need:

2 chicken breasts, small cubed

1 onion, diced

1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1 Tbs. vegetable oil

2 ca.s Great Northern white beans, rinsed and drained

1 ca. chicken broth

2 cans 4 oz. green chiles

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. dried oregano

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 tsp. cayenne

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. heavy cream

Get Busy:

In a large skillet, combine cubed chicken, onion, garlic powder and oil and cook until the chicken is cooked through. Add the white beans, broth, green chiles, salt, cumin, oregano, pepper and cayenne. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken broth is reduced. NOW: if you like runnier chili, don't cook it too much. If you like your chili thicker like me, cook most of the broth out. Once that's done, remove from heat and add the sour cream and heavy cream. Stir until it is completely mixed in. Done :-)