Cinnamon Chicken Chili

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 259.6
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 45.6 mg
  • Sodium: 476.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
  • Protein: 26.7 g

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Introduction

Cinnamon and Sweet Potato make this a mild new twist on chili design. Cinnamon and Sweet Potato make this a mild new twist on chili design.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 boneless, skinless chicken breast
    2-3 cups low sodium chicken broth (how soupy you want it?)
    2 T Olive oil
    1 2" cinnamon stick
    1 c chopped onion
    1 c sweet potato, grated (or about 1 large)
    1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
    1 c crushed tomatoes
    1 T molasses
    1/2 tsp ginger, ground
    Pepper to taste

Directions

Bring chicken broth with cinnamon stick to a boil medium pot, bring heat down to simmer and poach chicken 7mins or until cooked through. Remove and shred chicken, reserve poaching liquid. Next , soften onion in olive oil over medium heat. Add poaching liquid, sweet potato, tomatoes, black beans, molasses, and ginger. Add shredded chicken last. Bring to boil, then decrease heat and simmer for about 20minutes. Remove cinnamon stick, season with pepper to taste.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BITTERSWEET01.