Creamy White Chicken Chili
Give your chili a new look with this easy-to-follow recipe that will have you licking your fingers in the end.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
60 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
½ | pound |
navy beans
dried |
|
1 |
onions
chopped |
* | |
1 | stick |
butter
|
|
¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
¾ | cups |
chicken broth
|
|
2 | cups |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
red hot pepper sauce
|
|
1 ½ | teaspoon |
chili powder
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
cumin
ground |
|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
white pepper
|
|
8 | ounces |
green chili peppers
2-4 oz cans, mild, whole, drained, chopped |
|
5 |
chicken breasts
boneless, skinless, cut in 1/2 inch pieces |
* | |
1 ½ | cup |
monterey jack cheese
grated |
|
½ | cup |
sour cream
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
226.8 | g |
navy beans
dried |
|
1 | each |
onions
chopped |
* |
1 | each |
butter
|
|
59 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
177 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
473 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
5 | ml |
red hot pepper sauce
|
|
7.5 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
5 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
2.5 | ml |
white pepper
|
|
2 | each |
green chili peppers
2-4 oz cans, mild, whole, drained, chopped |
|
5 | each |
chicken breasts
boneless, skinless, cut in 1/2 inch pieces |
* |
355 | ml |
monterey jack cheese
grated |
|
118 | ml |
sour cream
|
Directions
Soak beans in cold water overnight. Drain, pour into a pan and cover with 2 inches of cold water. Simmer beans until tender and drain.
Sauté onions in 4 tablespoons of butter until soft.
In a separate heavy pan, melt remaining butter and whisk in flour. Cook whisking constantly, for 3 minutes, without browning. Stir in cooked onion and gradually add broth and half and half, whisking constantly. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in tobasco, chili powder, cumin, salt and white pepper. Add beans, chilies, chicken, cheese, and simmer, stirring for 20 minutes. Stir sour cream into chili before serving.