Southwestern Chicken Chili Recipes

SOUTHWEST WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, chili powder, cumin, onion and pepper and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, stirring often.
• Stir the soup, water, corn and beans in the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with the cheese.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or 4-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell peppers and garlic in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add taco seasoning mix; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, chicken and beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Top each serving with cheese. Garnish with sour cream and green onions.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a dutch oven add olive oil, onion, jalapeño and garlic with a small pinch of kosher salt. Stir and cook over medium to medium-low until the onion are soft and translucent. About 10 minutes.
• Once soft, add in tomato paste, ancho chili powder and cumin. Stir and cook 1 minute.
• Pour in both cans of tomato sauce, use a little of the broth to clean out the sauce left behind in the can. Pour the remaing broth into to pot. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken breast halves and submerge. Cover and bring to a low boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or until fully cooked.
• Carefully remove fully cooked chicken breasts and shred with 2 forks before adding it back in.
• If using rotisserie or previously cooked shredded chicken, add it and still simmer for 20 mintues.
• Add in the pinto beans, black beans, refried beans, corn and poblano. Simmer for 5 mintues or until heated through.
• Before serving, squeeze in the juice of 1/2 a lime and season with kosher salt to taste.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Add the ham hock, beans, broth, chilies, onion and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until ham is tender. , Remove ham bone. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-size pieces and return to slow cooker. Serve with sour cream if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN CHILI

Steps:

• In a casserole cook the onions, peppers and garlic in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup of the broth, the vinegar and chocolate and bring the mixture to a boil, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a spoon. Simmer the chili, covered, for 1 hour, adding additional broth, if necessary. Add the kidney beans and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes more. Ladle into bowls and serve with rice and desired toppings.

FLAVORFUL SOUTHWESTERN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. , Freeze option: Transfer cooled chili to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator. Place in a saucepan; heat through.,

SOUTHWESTERN LIME CHICKEN WITH ANCHO CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Place chicken in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove chicken breasts from marinade. Grill chicken until just cooked through, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. Place 1 cheese slice atop each chicken breast half; cover barbecue and cook until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts to plates. Serve with Ancho Chili Sauce.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, chili powder, salt and paprika. Rub over both sides of chicken. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides; drizzle with lime juice. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

SOUTHWESTERN STYLE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot over medium/high heat and add onions, cook for about 5 minutes, stirring.
• Add garlic and red peppers, cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides and then add the spices and stir to coat the chicken evenly.
• Add tomatoes, beans, canned chilies, lime juice, and corn and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into bowls and top with sour cream, onion and cilantro.
• **This can be made in the slow cooker!