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White Chicken Chili
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Super Chicken
Chicken contains vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine. Vitamin B6 is important for digesting proteins, plus it helps to keep hair and nerves healthy.
Special Touch
Top this light and hearty chili with a dollop of light sour cream and chopped fresh cilantro.
  11 ratings : 11 reviews

White Chicken Chili

Fast, flavorful and filled with fiber! Traditional chili takes a twist with ground chicken, white beans and green chilies. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:35 min
Start to Finish:35 min
makes:6 servings (1 1/3 cups each)

1lb ground chicken
1medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2teaspoons finely chopped garlic
3cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1 1/2teaspoons dried oregano leaves
1teaspoon ground cumin
1/8to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
2medium zucchini, chopped (about 3 cups)
2cans (15 oz each) Progresso® cannellini beans or 2 cans (15 to 16 oz each) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
1can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles
1/2cup shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
1.In 4- or 5-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook ground chicken, onion and garlic over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink.
2.Stir in all remaining ingredients, except cheese. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender.
3.Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 1, cook chicken 6 to 8 minutes. In step 2, cover and simmer 12 minutes.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 330 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 730mg; Total Carbohydrate 37g (Dietary Fiber 9g, Sugars 3g); Protein 34% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 20%; Iron 35Exchanges: 2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 5 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 1 1/2 c Vegetables 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

 
 
 
11 Reviews

 

White Chicken Chili
My entire family really enjoyed this. I do recommend you include the sour cream and cillantro before serving (I mixed it all in and used a "cube" of cilantro"). They didn't even complain or comment on the zuchinni!
Posted at 10:07 AM on January 6 2009 by ScottPax , Exton PA

 

Tasty Recipe
This was a quick and easy recipe to prepare. The only change I made was to add a few chopped carrots for some more color. My boyfriend and I both really liked it. Next time we'll probably use ground turkey instead of chicken and add a can of diced tomatoes. This made a nice pot full with enough left to freeze for another meal.
Posted at 10:07 AM on January 6 2009 by qtscookn ,

 

I make a similar recipe and I add diced yellow squash to it to bulk it up. You really can't taste the squash and it gives it more volume. It's also very good if you bake a tortilla cut up in traingles and use it to dip into the chili.
Posted at 10:07 AM on January 6 2009 by Love to dance , Melbourne FL

 

I made this using northern beans (apparently Wal-Mart was out of cannellini beans) and I omitted the chiles. It was really good! Even my 13 month old ate everything in her bowl. Very filling and perfect for cold weather. Really easy to make too. I didn't realize the recipe called for ground chicken, but no biggie. Just throw some chicken breasts in the food processor and you're good to go. What are you waiting for? Make it already!
Posted at 10:09 AM on January 2 2009 by loloen ,

 

This is a great recipe! I've been making it for years! I just throw all the basics into a crock pot. If you're serving it to a crowd, it's a good idea to have extras that can be tossed in before eating by guests, such as shredded cheese, oyster crackers, olives, green chiles, diced tomatoes, etc.
Posted at 7:49 AM on December 29 2008 by minmae5150 ,

 

Delicious!
My partner and I are trying to find new healthier recipes for our meals and this was our first recipe from this site. We were very pleased and look forward to trying more of these delicious looking meals. This was a good way to keep warm with all the winter snow that is falling. Enjoy!
Posted at 8:05 AM on December 22 2008 by rogojr2000 ,

 

yum
I really liked this recipe. It was really easy and so tasty. I used turkey because ground chicken is harder to find, and also drained the meat before adding the other ingredients to keep the soup from being to greasy. I tried to calculate the points value for all my weight watcher friends and it comes out to about 6 points for a 1 and 1/3 cup serving. I like it as is but next time will try to think of more veggies that can added. Any suggestions?
Posted at 12:50 PM on November 20 2008 by dietisadirtyword ,

 

Doctor it up!
This was a fantastic base recipe - I altered it to make it more southwest! Adds: Added 1 can of jalapenos (in addition to 1 can of green chilis) Added 1 can of corn Added 1 carrot Modifications: 1/2 lb of chicken (cut small) 1 lb of ground turkey (extra lean) 1/2 onion (instead of full) WAY MORE GARLIC than the recipe calls for One other slight modification... added about 1+ tablespoon of cornstarch at the end to thicken it up. Served with blue corn chips and a small dab of (light) sour cream. Absolute hit!!!! Goodtimes, highly recommend!
Posted at 9:40 AM on November 17 2008 by Kerryann , Scottsdale AZ

 

Love it!!
I have always loved White Chicken Chili. I order it all the time at Ruby Tuesdays. This is a great recipe. I did adjust alittle however. I adjusted the spices a bit because I did not have all of them, and I left out the zucchini. I was not sure if I would like that, but my husband said it might have been good. I also put all ingredients in my crockpot and cooked it all day. We put a litte bit of low fat sour cream on top, and ate it with a few tortilla chips. I also had enough to eat for lunch the next day.
Posted at 9:46 AM on November 10 2008 by asmith , Jasper AL

 

This chili was so easy to make! The change I made was to use ground turkey instead of chicken.
Posted at 9:38 AM on October 17 2008 by mrschef , Minneapolis MN

 

everything I wanted
A perfect mix of flavors, textures, protein, veggies, all in one warm, hearty bowl. Easy to make, and i served it with rice, which really finished it off nicely, though I think crusty bread would also have worked well. I doubled the cayenne and cumin, cause my boyfriend and I like things a little hotter, and if you had kids you could go the other route and leave out the chillies or something, but overall, a perfect dish for a cool night.
Posted at 3:01 PM on September 23 2008 by queen_merla ,