White Chicken Chili
This thick and creamy White Chicken Chili packs a punch of rich Southwest flavors into a healthy one-pot meal.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 poblano peppers, seeded and chopped
- 2 15 ounce cans cannellini beans
- 1 cup corn, cooked
- 4 ounces full fat cream cheese
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven or large pot to medium and add in half the salt, pepper and ground chicken. Brown the chicken, then remove and set it aside.
- Add in the olive oil, butter, chopped onion, poblano peppers remaining salt and pepper, then sauté until tender.
- Add in the garlic and continue sautéing for another 20 seconds, making sure not to brown it.
- Add in the ground cumin and smoked paprika. Allow it to toast, while stirring, for another 20 seconds.
- Pour in the chicken broth and deglaze the pot, scraping up the brown bits of flavor. Add the chicken back in, along with most of the cannellini beans, reserving ¾ cup and setting it aside.
- Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered.
- After 10 minutes, add the reserved cannellini beans and cream cheese to a bullet blender cup or food processor bowl. Carefully ladle about 1 cup of the hot broth over the top and blend until creamy.
- Pour the mixture back into the soup, along with the corn and continue simmering for another 10 minutes. Add in the chopped cilantro and lime juice, stir and serve.
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Nutrition Facts
White Chicken Chili
Amount per Serving
Calories
309
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Carbohydrates
23
g
8
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
21
g
42
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.
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