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Healthy White Chicken Chili

This easy chicken chili is lightened up using my trick of blending a can of white beans to thicken it up! Easy and delicious weeknight dinner recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: The Main Event
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 320kcal
Author: Sara Ayesh

Equipment

  • 1 dutch oven

Ingredients

  • 1 Rotisserie Chicken, shredded about 3 cups
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 yellow or red pepper
  • 2 cans of corn
  • 3 cans of white beans northern or cannelloni
  • 2 cans of green chiles
  • ½ packet ranch seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Juice of 1 lime

Toppings

  • Cilantro
  • Limes
  • Tortilla chips
  • Avocado
  • Cheese
  • 1 packet Ranch seasoning

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
  • Add onion & pepers and sautee for 2-3 minutes. Add oregano, coriander, and Ranch seasoning. Stir to combine.
  • Pour in chicken stock, green chiles, 2 of the cans of white beans, 2 cans of corn. Season with salt and pepper
  • Bring this to a simmer and let sit for 15 minutes. While this simmers add the container of white beans to a food proccessor with ½ cup water or the liquid that come with the beans and blend until smooth.
  • Add the bean blend to the chili and stir to combine. It should start to look very creamy! Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the lime juice and chicken in and you are ready to serve!
  • Garnish with limes, avocado, cilantro, or cheese and enjoy!

Notes

Adding cream cheese to this will make it delicious and super rich and creamy! I like to serve with cornbread or chips and salsa and a cold beer!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 822mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 4g