Chunky Chicken and Chorizo Chili

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: First and 30

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (56)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(56)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
3/4 pound chorizo, chopped
2 pounds ground chicken
3 tablespoons chili powder, 3 palm fulls
1 tablespoon ground cumin, a palm full
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (15-ounce) can red beans, drained
1 bottle beer
1 (28-ounce) can diced fire roasted tomatoes
Salt
6 cups chicken stock
2 cups quick cooking polenta
2 tablespoons butter
2 scallions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves

Directions

Heat a big, deep skillet over medium high heat with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Add chorizo and render its fat, 2 minutes. Push the chorizo off to the sides of the pot and add chicken meat. Brown and crumble the chicken, 5 to 6 minutes. Season the chicken with chili powder and cumin while it cooks. Combine the onions, garlic, peppers and beans to meats and cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Stir the beer into the chili and reduce the liquid a minute then add the tomatoes and heat through. Season the chili with salt, to taste, and reduce heat to low.

Bring 6 cups stock to a boil in a medium pot, stir in polenta and keep stirring until the polenta masses and thickens to a porridge, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in butter, scallions and thyme and season with salt, to taste.

Fill bowls half way with polenta and make a well in the center. Fill up bowls with chili and serve.

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Gail Glenview, IL 10-26-2009
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CC&CC - Our new favorite Chili
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG! This was incredible. Made it with turkey, because that's what I had. ( I recommend using Muir Organic Fire Roasted... Tomatoes. Worth the price in anything that needs tomatoes:) I'll cook up another big pot now that the weather is getting cool. I used regular polenta, which I prefer. FIrst class comfort food. As Rachael would say YUM-O. My mouth is watering as I write this. Read more
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Scott NRH, TX 10-16-2009
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Holy Smokes!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great stuff... We will make this again! Even better the 2nd day. Great for football season.
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jen fountain, NC 08-12-2009
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amazing easy and delicious!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved loved loved this chili! My MOL made it for us for dinner one night and I had to get the recipe, it has become a... regular in our house. My husband and I just love it, and it is so easy to make. We use either ground chicken or turkey, whatever is available at the market. I add a little more tomatoes and garlic, and make sure to drain the chorizo before adding the ground chicken, because it does have a lot of grease in it. You are then able to save the spices and make it a little more healthy. I cannot say enough about how wonderful this chili is, we love it, and everyone at work and home now requests that I make it! Thanks Rachael! Read more
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Akasha columbus, OH 05-21-2009
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Not Bad
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I liked this very much. i added more beans than what it asked for and added some more peppers to spice it up a bit and added... red stripe beet to the mix and it wasn't half bad... Read more
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Annaliese Grand Rapids, MI 03-04-2009
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Decent, she has better though.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Chorizo is always excellent. I'd made this again without the chicken and with lots of beans. I don't think the chicken adds... anything but kinda dry, tasteless texture. The other chilis of Rachel's that I've made have been way better. This is easy to jazz up any way you like though, as are most chilis. I made it without the polenta, so I'm not sure what that would add. It went fine with all the usual chili toppings. Read more
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Gina Westford, MA 03-01-2009
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Excellent with Ground Turkey too!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love how simple and delicious Rachel's recipes ALWAYS are. Big hit! I used ground turkey instead of chicken. Very... yummy! THANKS!Read more