Chili Blanco

ratherbeswimmin''s Note:

A football weekend/cold weather family favorite.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• diced jalapeno pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chili peppers , drained
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 (10 ½ ounce) cans chicken broth
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 3 (15 ounce) cans white beans , drained (I use Great Northern)
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion and cook until tender.
3. Mix in garlic, jalapeño, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano, and cayenne.
4. Continue to cook and stir until mixture is tender.
5. Mix in chicken broth, chicken and white beans.
6. Simmer 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Remove from heat, stir in cheese until melted.
8. Serve warm with tortilla chips and salad.
9. **We put tortilla chips in bottom of serving bowl, add the chili.
10. Good eating!

Reviews

[FruitLoop]

This tasted so good to me. I have had something real similar to this at a lodge we go to in southern Missouri. I did as you suggested and served this hot over tortilla chips. I only used 1 finely chopped jalapeno and it was spicy but did not hurt us. I used about 1 1/2 cups of cheese because we like it so much. Thanks for a great hearty recipe.

[PixieDust]

I made this for dinner last night. My family loved it. The seasonings were wonderful. I only used small amount of chopped jalapeno pepper and it was just right. Thanks for the great recipe. We will have this often.

[SophiesMomChristine]

I made this for a Christmas potluck at work and it couldnt have gone over any better! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe - wish I could have claimed it as mine! I did make a couple of modifications - since I made this for 20 the recipe conversion wanted 10 tsp of cumin - ahh a bit much I opted for about 6 and that was right on. I also chose to not include the green chilis and jalepenos but instead did poblano peppers (roasted, skinned, deseeded and chopped). This is a definate repeat!