Cha Cha's White Chicken Chili
Soups, Stews and Chili Chili White Chili
Delicious white bean chili. Cha Cha says: 'It's kinda spicy, so watch out!' Substitute mild green chiles for the jalapenos if you're scared! Use more chicken and cheese as desired.
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 684
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 30m
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
- 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
- 3 (15 ounce) cans white beans
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Directions:
- 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Slowly cook and stir the onion until tender. Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, chicken and white beans. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2 Remove the mixture from heat. Slowly stir in the cheese until melted. Serve warm.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 16.8g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1896mg | 76% |
| Potassium | 1818mg | 51% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 74.9g | 24% |
| Dietary Fiber | 17.1g | 68% |
| Protein | 59.1g | 118% |
| Sugars | 5g | |
| Vitamin A | 1140IU | |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | |
| Calcium | 488mg | |
| Iron | 12mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 20mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Magnesium | 208mg | |
| Folate | 226mcg |
