Tuesday, September 14, 2010

White Chili (Chicken)

White Chili (Chicken)

based on simplyrecipes. makes 2 dinner servings plus a little left over.

  • ~1-1/2 chicken breast halves
  • 1 can white beans (cannellini), drained
  • 1 can fire-roasted green chilies
  • ~3/4 can chicken broth
  • 1 TBSP flour
  • 1 small-medium onion, chopped
  • ~4 garlic cloves, grated/minced
  • chipotle powder
  • ancho powder
  • cumin
  • dried oregano
  • Serve with:
    • cilantro, chopped
    • 1 avocado (1/2 per person)
    • finely-chopped onion

  1. Slice and pound chicken. Lay out on cutting board.
  2. Season both sides of chicken with black pepper, salt, chipotle powder, cumin.
  3. Mix flour with some chipotle powder and cumin.
  4. Dredge chicken in flour mixture and shake off excess.
  5. Saute chicken in olive oil, in large La Creuset, until outsides are nice and brown. Do not have to cook through.
  6. Put cooked chicken on cutting board and chop into small pieces.
  7. Add more oil to pot and cook onion and garlic.
  8. Add beans and chiles and chicken and black pepper.
  9. 1 TSP each: cumin, ancho, oregano.
  10. Add broth and simmer till thickened.
Serve:
  1. Chop avocado and mix with onion.
  2. Make mound of avocado+onion in middle of bowl.
  3. Ladle chili around the mound.
  4. Sprinkle cilantro on top.
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