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Quick Chicken Chili

This chicken chili uses few ingredients and delivers lots of flavor. If you are looking for a quick and healthy dinner, this is the recipe to use.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 354

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped garlic
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 4 ounce can chopped green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
  • 2 16 ounce cans cannellini beans, divided
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 12 ounces cubed cooked chicken

Method
 

  1. Combine onion and celery in a pot over medium heat. Cook about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add green chiles, then chili powder and 1 can cannellini beans. Cook until flavors marry, about 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, pour remaining can of beans into a bowl and mash to a paste consistency. Add mashed beans to the onion and bean mixture. Add chicken stock and cooked chicken. Reduce heat and simmer about 25 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 33gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1243mgFiber: 10gSugar: 3g

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