Smokey White Bean Chicken Chili

Name: Smokey White Bean Chicken Chili Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 4 slices Bacon Chopped; 1 whole Large Onion Diced; 3 cloves Garlic Chopped; 1 whole Rotisserie Chicken Shredded Or Diced; 1 teaspoon Smoky Paprika; 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin; 1 teaspoon Onion Powder Or Granulated Onion; � teaspoons Garlic Powder Or Granulated Garlic; � teaspoons Chipotle Chile Powder Or To Taste; 2 Tbsp flour - thickening agent; 6 cups Chicken Stock Or Broth; 1 can (28-ounce Size) Roasted Diced Tomatoes; 4 cans (14.5 Ounce Size) White Beans Cannelini Or Great Northern or pre-cooked dry beans 16 oz.; 2 cans (4 Ounce Size) Diced Green Chiles; Salt And Pepper to taste; � cups Grated Cotija Cheese Optional For Topping; � cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro or green onion Optional For Topping

Minutes to Prepare: 45
Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

4 slices Bacon, Chopped1 whole Large Onion, Diced3 cloves Garlic, Chopped1 whole Rotisserie Chicken, Shredded Or Diced1 teaspoon Smoky Paprika1 teaspoon Ground Cumin1 teaspoon Onion Powder Or Granulated Onion� teaspoons Garlic Powder Or Granulated Garlic� teaspoons Chipotle Chile Powder, Or To Taste2 Tbsp flour - thickening agent6 cups Chicken Stock Or Broth1 can (28-ounce Size) Roasted, Diced Tomatoes4 cans (14.5 Ounce Size) White Beans, Cannelini Or Great Northern or pre-cooked dry beans 16 oz.2 cans (4 Ounce Size) Diced Green ChilesSalt And Pepper, to taste� cups Grated Cotija Cheese, Optional For Topping� cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro or green onion, Optional For Topping

Directions

n a hot Dutch oven, cook bacon for about 3 minutes.
Add the onion and garlic to the bacon. Lower the heat to medium low and cover pot. Cook, stirring as needed until the onions are translucent and just starting to caramelize. This takes about 30 minutes.
Add the chicken, smoky paprika, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and chipotle to the pot and continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes (covered) so that the chicken gets infused with the aromatics and the spices.
Stir in the chicken stock, diced tomatoes, white beans, and green chiles. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a slow boil and cook, uncovered, stirring as needed until the liquid has reduced to your level of preference.
For serving, pass the cotija cheese and chopped cilantro for topping as desired.
This is great with cornbread or a crusty bread and a salad.
Note: a can of the white beans can be reserved, pureed or well mashed, and then added to chili for thickening at the same time as the other beans are added to the chili.

Serving Size: makes 16 1 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GILLYWEED63.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

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