Chicken Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs chicken breast halves
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 jalapenos
• 3 poblano peppers
• 3 anaheim chilies
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 limes, juice of
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 green onions, sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large skillet.
• 2 season chicken with salt and pepper and cook in hot skillet 4 minutes without moving on each side. reserve 1 tablespoons fat from skillet, and set aside.
• 3 discard skin and remove chicken to a plate.
• 4 in food processor, mix 2 of the jalapenos, 2 of the poblanos, 2 of the anaheims, and all of the sliced onion into a chunky salsa. (you may have to do this in 2 batches).
• 5 with reserved chicken fat, sautee the pepper/chili/onion mix, minced garlic, cumin, coriander, and salt for 10 minutes.
• 6 transfer 1 cup of the sauteed mix to empty food processor. add 1 cup beans, 1 cup broth and mix 20 seconds.
• 7 add remaining sauteed mix, veggie/broth mix, remaining broth, and chicken breasts to large pot, and bring to a boil. simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• 8 transfer chicken to a plate.
• 9 into pot, stir remaining beans, simmer 10 minutes.
• 10 when chicken is cool, shred, then add back to pot.
• 11 mince remaining jalapeno, poblano, and anaheim, and add to pot.
• 12 stir in lime juice, cilantro, green onions and return to simmer 10 minutes.
• 13 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 14 serve with sour cream, tortilla chips, and lime wedges.
• 15 ***if you are using thighs instead of breasts, increase cooking time from 20 to 40 minutes.