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White Chicken Chili

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken (1lb bone-in thighs, 1lb boneless breast)
  • 4 chicken bouillon cubes
  • ¼ cup (½ stick) butter
  • 1 softball-sized onion finely diced
  • 1 small celery heart, with leaves (or 1 bunch celery, with leaves) finely diced
  • 2½ oz white chicken chili seasoning See here
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans drained and well rinsed
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) navy beans with liquid
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) great northern beans with liquid
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) cannellini (white kidney beans) with liquid
  • 1 can (15 oz) whole kernel corn with liquid
  • 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
  • salt to taste
  • sour cream, shredded Cheddar cheese, or chopped scallions, for garnish
  • Cooked white rice, or tortilla chips (optional)

Instructions

  • In a 6 quart Dutch oven, place chicken and bouillon cubes with just enough water to cover the chicken. Gently simmer COVERED with lid slightly tilted on LOW heat for 1 hour or till meat is falling off bone.
  • Remove chicken, strain stock, and reserve, while chicken cools on a plate.
  • In the pot, add butter and celery. Sauté for 5 mins over LOW heat. Add onion, and sauté another 5 mins. Add chili seasoning, stirring well to dissolve. Sauté for a few mins, then add stock back in.
  • Add black beans and simmer for 10 mins.
  • While doing this, debone and dice or "pull" your chicken.
  • Add navy, great northern, and cannellini beans. Simmer 5 mins.
  • Add diced chicken and a can of corn; simmer for 5 mins.
  • Add evaporated milk and half a can of water. Bring back up to heat but do not boil. At this point it is done, check to see if a little bit of salt is needed. If it seems a little thick depending on how much stock you had, you may need to add a little milk. If it seems thin, you can thicken it with a corn starch slurry.
  • If desired, top with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, and/or a scoop of white rice.. All that is optional and is wonderful without any of it. Can be served with tortilla chips instead of soup crackers.