Creamy White Chicken Chili (Quick + Delicious)
On a "chilly" day, this Creamy White Chicken Chili will take you to new heights of coziness with just one warm delicious bowl of flavorful comfort food.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 214kcal
Equipment
- 1 dutch oven or stock pot
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 32 oz water
- 2 tablespoon better than bouillon chicken base
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 oz diced green chiles (in a can) feel free to add up to add ounces if you want it spicier!
- 1½ teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less depending on if you want it more mild)
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 30 oz cannellini beans
- 10 oz frozen corn you can substitute this with canned corn*
- rotisserie chicken, shredded
- ½ small fresh lime (optional)
- sea salt to taste
Toppings
- avocado
- cheese
- fritos
- oyster crackers
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pot and add in the diced onion and garlic. Stir until they begin to soften.
- Add in the diced green chiles and continue to stir as they become fragrant.
- While the vegetables are cooking down, add 1 cup of rinsed beans and ½ cup of chicken broth (a combination of water & BetterThan Bouillion) into the food processor. Blend until a creamy consistency develops. Add the creamy blended bean mixture to the pot, stir, and let simmer.
- Add the cubes of cream cheese to the pot; stir until the cream cheese melts and evenly distributes to give the broth a creamy consistency.
- Pour in the remaining chicken broth and let it simmer.
- Add the remaining beans, shredded chicken, and frozen corn to the pot. Stir together all the ingredients and allow them to heat up.
- Squeeze the juice of ½ a lime over the creamy chili mixture, and sprinkle with a dash of sea salt flakes, to taste (i use about 1 teaspoon).
- Stir the ingredients, and let simmer until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 10oz | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 658mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 3mg