🍲 White Chicken Chili

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Chicken chili with white beans, corn and jalapeños in broth, thickened with cream cheese and finished with lime and cilantro.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 611 calories per serving💪 53 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 10.5 oz (300 g) chicken breast
  • 14 oz (400 g), drained canned white beans (cannellini)
  • 1 2/3 cups (400 ml) chicken broth
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3/4 cup (3.5 oz) corn kernels
  • 2 tbsp (1 oz) pickled jalapeños
  • 2 oz (50 g) cream cheese
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Chop the onion, garlic and jalapeños. Dice the chicken.
  2. Cook the onion and garlic in a pot with the oil for 3 minutes. Add the chicken, cumin, oregano and salt and brown for 4 minutes.
  3. Add the drained beans, corn, jalapeños and broth. Simmer for 12 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Mash a third of the beans against the pot to thicken and stir in the cream cheese until melted.
  5. Squeeze in the lime, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

611
calories
53 g
protein
57 g
carbs
19 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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