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Chicken Chili Recipe

This is not your basic chili recipe! This is the best chicken chili recipe, ever. The seasoning, three kinds of beans, and tomatoes with green chiles really kick this Mexican Chili up a notch from your average classic chili recipe.
Course Main or side dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chicken chili, chicken chili recipe, chicken chili recipe easy, recipe for chicken chili
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 243kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 white onion finely chopped
  • 1 can navy beans 15.5 oz., drained & rinsed
  • 1 can black beans 15.5 oz., drained & rinsed
  • 1 can northern beans 15.5 oz., drained & rinsed
  • 1 can whole kernel corn 15.5 oz., drained
  • 1 can tomato sauce 8 oz.
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes with green chiles 14.5 oz., undrained, such as Rotel
  • 1 packet taco seasoning 1.25 oz.
  • 3 skinless boneless chicken breasts cooked and shredded; or, 1 whole rotisserie chicken, shredded - amounts to about 4.5 cups total

Optional Chili Toppings

  • corn tortilla strips OR frito chips
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • sour cream

Instructions

  • Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1 finely chopped white onion to the pot and sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onions soften and become translucent.
    1 Tbsp. olive oil, 1 white onion
    Frying onions in pan for white bean chicken chili
  • Stir in 1 (1.25 oz.) packet of taco seasoning.
    1 packet taco seasoning
    Stirring in taco seasoning for white bean chicken chili
  • Add half of a 15.5 oz can of navy beans, half a 15.5 oz can of black beans, and one whole 15.5 oz. can of northern beans to a blender and puree.
    1 can navy beans, 1 can black beans, 1 can northern beans
    Adding beans to blender for best chicken chili recipe
  • Stir pureed beans to the pot.
    Adding bean mixture to onions
  • Add an 8 oz. can of tomato sauce, two 14.5 oz. cans of diced tomatoes with green chiles, and a 15.5 oz. can of drained whole kernel corn to the pot.
    1 can tomato sauce, 2 cans diced tomatoes with green chiles, 1 can whole kernel corn
    Adding corn to best chicken chili recipe
  • Add about 4.5 cups of shredded chicken to the pot. You can use leftover chicken such as rotisserie chicken or the meat of 3 cooked chicken breasts.
    3 skinless boneless chicken breasts
    Adding chicken to white bean chicken chili recipe
  • Mix in the remaining half can of navy beans and half can of black beans, then stir to combine.
    Stirring to combine best chicken chili recipe
  • Let your white bean chicken chili simmer over medium heat until fully heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Add juice of 1 lime and season with salt and pepper to taste.
    Adding lime to Mexican chili recipe
  • Top with tortilla strips, shredded cheese, and sour cream to serve.
    corn tortilla strips OR frito chips, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream
    Serving Mexican chili recipe

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Notes

 
  • If you find the chili is not thick enough to your liking, take about a cup of liquid from the chili. Mix it with 1 to 2 Tbsp. of a thickening agent such as flour, corn masa flour, or cornstarch. Add the mixture back to the chili and slowly mix it in to thicken the chili.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1217mg | Potassium: 1068mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1215IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 4mg