White Bean Chicken Chili is great when you crave something really delicious but don’t have a lot of time. So easy!
White bean chicken chili made with green chilis is one of my favorite quick and easy gluten free dinners. It is savory with just enough roasted green chili to give it a little kick. Nothing hits the spot more on a cool day than a steaming, hearty bowl of white bean chicken chili.
I have spent most of my life in the sunny land of enchantment. AKA, New Mexico, the land of chili. Our state question is “Red or Green?” Red or green chili, that is. We put it on everything around here. And I mean everything. I love the stuff!
Every fall you can smell green chile roasting all over town. Most of the grocery stores will fire roast green chilis for you in their parking lot. They have these big rotating mesh metal cylinders that roast green chilis fresh for you.
The smell of a roasting green chili is one of my favorite things, second only to gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and pumpkin spice lattes. And all of my other favorite gluten free pumpkin recipes.
One reason that I LOVE this green chili white bean chicken chili recipe is that it is so easy to make! This time I started off by also sautéing some chopped onion and garlic.
If you are in a rush, you can skip that and use some onion powder and garlic powder instead. I always have some canned white beans in my pantry, so all I have to do is open a few cans, dice up some leftover chicken, and stir in some green chili and chicken broth.
Bring the chili up to a simmer to let all the flavors bubble together and get yummy. I love to finish it off with a swirl of half & half or cream to give that extra creamy touch.
A steaming hot bowl of green chili white chili is only made better when you have a big wedge of gluten free honey cornbread, sweet Southern cornbread, or some easy gluten free biscuits to go along with it.
Top off your bowl with some diced avocado and a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt to cool things down a bit and you have the perfect spicy warm bowl.
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White Bean Chicken Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Diced Onion
- 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Oil Or butter
- 1 1/4 cups Cooked Chicken Diced, approximate 3/4 to 1 pound uncooked
- 3 15 ounce cans White Beans Drained and rinsed
- 1/4-1/2 cup Chopped Roasted Green Chilis
- 1 1/4 cups Chicken Broth
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, sauté the onion and garlic in oil or butter until it is softened and just starts to turn golden.
- Add the beans, chicken, chicken broth, and green chili. Bring to a simmer, and let it simmer for 5 minutes to help the flavors come together.
- Remove from heat and stir in the half & half or cream.
Notes
- If you don’t have onion and garlic on hand you can use 1 teaspoon of onion powder and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder instead.