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Dinner / Mains

White Chicken Chili

From
Rich McFall (emailed to "Grand"/pgrancer@yahoo.com)
Source
Email printout, Monday, March 29

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried navy beans or 6 cans, drained/rinsed
  • 5 cups chicken stock (48 oz.)
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped green chile (canned)
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • Pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped (or [illegible] teaspoons dry)

Steps

  1. Dried Beans: Rinse beans well, [in] cool water, and soak for 2 hour[s].
  2. Put the beans in a large pot with stock and bring to a boil over h[eat].
  3. In a saucepan, heat the butter o[ver] heat. Add the garlic, onion, and saute for 5 minutes. Add chile[s]; [combine] with beans. Add the chicken, cumin, [black] pepper, white pepper, red pepper [flakes and] cilantro.
  4. Lower the heat to med[ium], stirring occasionally, for appro[ximately 45 min. - 2] hours. Serve with cornbread.

Notes

Handwritten marginalia (partly illegible): “can use ground turkey and [illegible]”; “can serve with Monterey Jack cheese.”

See also: White Chili with Hominy

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