Your thighs are chili!

Name: Your thighs are chili!
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 Tbs Olive Oil, high temp or other oil; 1 large poblano chile, finely chopped; 1½pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 can tomato paste (6 oz); 1 Tbs dried oregano; 1 tsp allepo pepper; 1 tsp paprika, or smoked; 3garlic cloves, minced; 1.5 cups low-sodium vegetable stock, or chicken stock,; 1 (15-ounce) can black beans; 1 cup frozen corn; ¼cup chopped cilantro; Juice half lime

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:45min

We were originally going to do the One-Pot Chicken Arroz Rojo from NYT but decided we didn't want that much rice. So we remade this into a chili. It actually turned out great according to my wife (and me!)

Updated at: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:24:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories459.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat15.1 g (22%)

Carbs39.5 g (15%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein43.6 g (87%)

Sodium640.9 mg (32%)

Fiber11.4 g (41%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 TbsOlive Oil

high temp or other oil

1poblano chile

large, finely chopped

1.5 poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs

cut into 1-inch cubes

1onion

large, chopped

1 x 6 ozcan tomato paste

1 Tbsdried oregano

1 tspallepo pepper

1 tsppaprika

or smoked

3garlic cloves

minced

1 ½ cupslow-sodium vegetable stock

or chicken stock

1 x 15 ouncecan black beans

1 cupfrozen corn

¼ cupcilantro

chopped

0.5lime

juice

Instructions

Step 1

In a large Dutch oven heat the oil over medium heat and sauté the poblano for 2 min until starting to soften. Add thigh meat and cook until outsides are starting to be mostly cooked 3 min. Add onion and cook until soft and chicken is cooked on the outside 3 min.

Step 2

Add tomato paste and spices and mix thoroughly until coated. Add garlic and continue to stir for 3-5 min until tomato is turning darker.

Step 3

Add stock, beans and corn, mixing thoroughly. Bring to a boil and turn temp down to simmer for 20 min.

Step 4

Add lime juice and mix in. Serve in warm bowls with cilantro and any other adds you like with your chili (oyster crackers, shredded cheese, sour cream, for instance).