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Red Chicken Chili

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Red Chicken Chili
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Outstanding

A big dose of chili powder makes this dish spicy--and the chicken red.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup chili, 1 tablespoon cheese, and 1 tablespoon sour cream)

Ingredients

  • 2  teaspoons  olive oil
  • 3  cups  chopped onion
  • 1/4  cup  chili powder
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  dried oregano
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  ground cumin
  • 3/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced
  • 3  cups  Chicken Stock
  • 1  (16-ounce) can kidney beans, drained
  • 1  (15-ounce) can black beans, drained
  • 1  (14.5-ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 3  cups  diced cooked chicken
  • 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat extra-sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2  cup  low-fat sour cream

Preparation

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute 5 minutes. Add chili powder and next 4 ingredients (powder through garlic); saute 30 seconds. Add Chicken Stock, beans, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 30 minutes. Stir in chicken; simmer 15 minutes. Serve with cheese and sour cream.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
280 (30% from fat)
Fat:
9.2g (sat 3.3g,mono 3.3g,poly 1.6g)
Protein:
24.5g
Carbohydrate:
26.6g
Fiber:
5.4g
Cholesterol:
54mg
Iron:
3.6mg
Sodium:
743mg
Calcium:
150mg
Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 1999

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
MarciainPHX
I could seriously "oink" out on this chili! Delish! Few changes: I used my crock pot and started with raw chicken, diced roasted tomatoes, and chicken broth. Browned onion and garlic; added spices (chipotle chili powder- 1 1/2 TBLS) and let these items cook overnight. In the a.m., chicken shredded nicely in the crock pot. Added 2 cans of black beans, 14 oz of tomato sauce and cooked a bit longer. Soooo yummy!09/11/09

5 stars
lksmithnj2 from An Unknown Location
This is an excellent recipe if you're watching both your food budget and daily calories. It's totally amazing; 5 stars isn't enough. It has great flavor and texture, and is really easy and simple to prepare. I used 1/2 of a 6lb. roasted chicken, one can of plain pintos, one can of mild mexican-flavored pinto beans, one #2 can whole tomatoes, one can chicken broth, and only one tsp. ancho chile powder instead of listed ingredients, all because that's what I had on hand. Doubling the recipe and/or adjusting the chili flavors should both be very simple to do. I served one cup of chili over 1/2 cup of white rice, with jalapeno cheddar and fat-free sour cream, and it was a very filling and satisfying dinner, even though I didn't add the correct amount of chili powder. Cutting back on the chicken broth and simmering it for several hours made it very thick; no problems with it being too soupy. Yes, I'll be making this many times again -- and it definitely goes on the Super Bowl menu!10/14/08