White Chicken Chili (Peggy)

 

White Chicken Chili  https://www.cookingclassy.com/white-chicken-chili/  (Peggy)

This White Chicken Chili is hearty, warming, creamy and perfectly comforting. It's a great alternative to traditional beef chili and makes a simple, yet completely delicious dinner! Makes about 8 cups.

Servings: 6 servings   Prep 15 minutes   Cook 35 minutes    Ready in: 50 minutes 

Ingredients

• 1 large yellow onion , diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
• 1 Tbsp Vegetable Better than Bouillon & 4 cups water
• 1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies
• 1 (10 oz) Rotel mild chilies and tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
• 1 (8 oz) pkg Neufchatel cheese (aka light cream cheese), cut into small cubes
• 1 1/4 cup frozen or fresh corn

• 3 (15 oz) cans cannellini beans
• 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked rotisserie or left-over chicken* (from 2 rotisserie chickens)
• 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for serving
• Tortilla chips or strips, monterrey jack cheese, sliced avocado for serving (optional)

Instructions

1.                Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 4 minutes minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.

2.                Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes.

 

3.                Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander then measure out 1 cup. Set whole beans aside, transfer 1 cup beans to a food processor along with 1/4 cup broth from soup, puree until nearly smooth**.

4.                Add Neufchatel cheese to soup along with corn, whole beans and pureed beans and stir well. Simmer 5 - 10 minutes longer.

5.                Stir in chicken, fresh lime juice and cilantro. Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, more cilantro, avocado slices and tortilla chips if desired.

Note

• **If you don't own a food processor you can skip the pureeing step, soup just won't be quite as creamy.