Chicken Chili

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 medium jalapeno chiles
• 3 poblano chiles, cut into large pieces (medium)
• 3 anaheim chilies, cut into large pieces (medium)
• 2 medium onions, cut into large pieces (2 cups)
• 6 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, minced
• 4 scallions, and light green parts sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large dutch oven over medium-high heat until just smoking.
• 2 add chicken, skin side down, and cook about 4 minutes.
• 3 turn chicken and lightly brown on other side, about 2 minutes.
• 4 while chicken is browning, remove and discard ribs and seeds from 2 jalapenos; mince flesh.
• 5 in food processor, process poblano chiles, anaheim chiles, and onions until chunky. transfer mixture to medium bowl.
• 6 pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from dutch oven and reduce heat to medium.
• 7 add minced jalapenos, chilie-onion mixture, garlic, cumin, coriander, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• 8 cover and cook, about 10 minutes. remove pot from heat.
• 9 transfer 1 cup cooked vegetable mixture to food processor workbowl.
• 10 add 1 cup beans and 1 cup broth and process until smooth.
• 11 add vegetable-bean mixture, remaining 2 cups broth, and chicken breasts to dutch oven and bring to boil over medium-high heat.
• 12 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally 15 to 20 minutes (40 minutes if using thighs).
• 13 transfer chicken to large plate.
• 14 stir in remaining beans and continue to simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes.
• 15 mince remaining jalapeno, reserving and mincing ribs and seeds and set aside.
• 16 when cool enough to handle, shred chicken into bite-sized pieces.
• 17 stir shredded chicken, lime juice, cilantro, scallions, and remaining minced jalapeno into chili and return to simmer.
• 18 adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve.