White Bean Basil Chicken Chili

Name: White Bean Basil Chicken Chili
Cuisine: American, TexMex
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless chicken pieces; 1 medium onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 medium tomato; 1 large lime; ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves; 1 Tablespoon fresh basil; 2 (15½-ounce) cans great northern beans, no salt added; 2 Tablespoons canola oil; 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1½ teaspoons chili powder; 1½ teaspoons ground cumin; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; Can opener; colander; cutting board; Large pot with lid; measuring cups; measuring spoons; Sharp knife; Small bowl

9 steps

Notes Use any canned beans you like in place of great northern beans. Serve over a bed of cooked greens like spinach, kale, or chard. Or, serve over brown rice. For a different flavor, use Thai basil instead of regular basil.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:02:12 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

1 poundboneless chicken pieces

¼ cupfresh cilantro leaves

1 tablespoonfresh basil

2 x 15.5 ouncecans great northern beans

no salt added

2 tablespoonscanola oil

4 cupslow-sodium chicken broth

1 ½ teaspoonschili powder

1 ½ teaspoonsground cumin

½ teaspoondried oregano

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

Optional

2 teaspoonsred pepper flakes

Materials

Instructions

Step 1

Remove any skin and excess fat from chicken pieces. Cut chicken into ½-inch cubes.

Step 2

Rinse, peel, and finely chop onion. Peel and mince garlic.

Step 3

Rinse tomato. Remove core and seeds. Chop.

Step 4

Rinse lime. Cut in half. In a small bowl, squeeze juice from one half. Discard seeds.

Step 5

Rinse and chop cilantro and basil.

Step 6

In a colander, drain and rinse beans.

Step 7

In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. If onion or garlic start to brown, lower heat.

Step 8

Add chicken, beans, broth, spices, tomato, lime juice, basil, and cilantro. Stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Step 9

If using, top with red pepper flakes.

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