Recipe courtesy of Keith Bartlett

Keith's White Chicken Chili

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 3 hr 17 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Inactive: 12 min
  • Cook: 2 hr 45 min
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Ingredients

2 cups diced onions

2 cups diced celery

5 garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 pound chicken breast, cooked and diced

8 cups water

1 bay leaf

1 (7-ounce) can chopped green chilies

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon basil

1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

1/3 of a 7-ounce can chipotle in adobo, chopped

4 tablespoons chicken base

1 pickled jalapeno, chopped

2 pounds white beans, soaked overnight

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 cup shredded carrots

16 ounces sour cream

Directions

  1. Saute onion, celery, and garlic in oil until tender, about 5 minutes. In a large stockpot add chicken, water, bay leaf, chiles, oregano, cumin, dry mustard, basil, Old Bay, Cajun seasoning, chipotle, chicken base, and pickled jalapeno and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add the drained beans and heavy cream and simmer for 1 hour, or until the beans are tender. Garnish soup with carrots and sour cream.

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Melanie A.

This is the best chicken chili recipe I’ve ever made! It has good heat and great flavor. I seasoned and stewed an entire chicken, removed it from the bone and chopped it, and used the stock (with additional chicken base). I doubled the spices and peppers and used 4 cans of white beans instead of using dry beans so it had more chicken and less beans than the recipe. I also used a cup and a half of cream and thickened the chili with corn starch. I will probably use flour to make a roux when sautéing the veggies next time to create the thickness. Whole family loved it.

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