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schmamy
04-14-2009, 06:21 AM
I finally tried and loved white chicken chili at a restaurant on Friday - now I'm itching to find a good recipe and make some. What have you got?

Singingmom
04-14-2009, 07:05 AM
This one came right off a can of Bush's beans. We like it!

I started to type it out and then :idea realized I could probably find it online...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/BUSHS-White-Chicken-Chili/Detail.aspx

Allrecipes has other white chicken chili recipes too.

bananacake
04-14-2009, 08:03 AM
white bean chili (compliments of Kym- Purple Butterfly's mom)
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Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 vegetarian “bouillon” cubes (low or no sodium added)
2 cups (or 1 can) cooked black-eyed peas
4 cups (or 2 cans) cooked great northern beans
2 cups (or 1 can) cooked navy beans
1 can hominy (or white kidney beans for a corn free recipe)
2 1/2 cups of water
juice of one lime
handful of fresh chopped cilantro
few dribbles of hot sauce (won’t taste, but adds flavor)


In a large pot, gently heat olive oil. Add onion and sauté for just a few minutes over medium heat. If using canned beans, drain and rinse. Add beans, water, bouillon cube, lime juice, hot sauce and cilantro. Stir well. Cook over medium heat until chili reaches a nice constancy; thick and not soupy. (about 30 minutes) Stir occasionally.

Note: If using canned beans, the beans do not have to be drained. However, this will greatly increase the sodium content of the recipe. Adjust water amounts if not draining beans.

bananacake
04-14-2009, 08:06 AM
The above recipe does not have chicken, but it can be added. Also, I make it without any corn.

schmamy
04-14-2009, 08:20 AM
oh, I should note it has to be light on the beans...which eliminates your recipe, bananacake ;) I know beans are an important part of chili, but I tolerate them...they are NOT my favorite :O

swimming with sharks
04-14-2009, 09:40 AM
I was coming to post my recipe but it's the same as singingmom's...it's SOOOO FABULOUS with some crusty bread oh yum!!!

AmyDoll
04-14-2009, 09:45 AM
LOL Mine is really easy. You *strain* a jar of salsa, add 3 cans of Northern Beans (do NOT drain), a bag of shredded cheese (I use the Mexican Blend or Colby Jack, or Monterey Jack), a couple cups of shredded chicken & heat till warm.
I serve it with little round tortilla chips, rice, & sour cream. :yum

schmamy
04-14-2009, 10:29 AM
:think
The one I had at the restaurant was *thick* and white--no tomato in it at all, at least not that I could tell. It was garnished with a little salsa, iirc. That's what I liked about it, that it was different. Practically every other soup I make has a lot of tomato/tomato base, including both my Mexican soups (taco soup and chicken tortilla soup).

What could have made it so thick? It couldn't have been just a broth base...pureed white beans maybe?

swimming with sharks
04-14-2009, 11:08 AM
the flour makes a roux which is a thickener...so you make your flour/butter paste and then adding the stock to it makes it a thick sauce...then smashing a portion of the beans makes it VERY thick and yummy. :yes The salsa in that recipe is just as a topper

schmamy
04-14-2009, 02:38 PM
so those of you who make the Bush's recipe, do you make it exactly as is, or modify? all of the comments are like, "I add this, double this, don't use this, etc" - so it's barely the same recipe - and of course they all make *different* modifications :giggle

how much of the beans do you smash?

AFA the roux...I have a potato soup recipe that works that way, I should have known :doh - but there's no butter to make a flour-butter paste in this recipe, just olive oil that you saute the onion in. :scratch

crunchymum
04-14-2009, 02:44 PM
ooo.... i had an awesome recipe... i'll have to find it. i *think* it's a crockpot recipe, though... :think

Singingmom
04-14-2009, 02:51 PM
I think the Bush's recipe is good as is... you could leave out one can of beans and bulk up the chicken a bit. I usually double or triple it. If you want it thicker, you could add a bit more flour at the beginning. Mashing some of the beans is a great idea to get it thicker. You could even use a stick blender on part of it, maybe before adding the chicken, especially if you don't like the texture of beans.

schmamy
04-14-2009, 06:42 PM
ooo.... i had an awesome recipe... i'll have to find it. i *think* it's a crockpot recipe, though... :think


so much the better! I :heart my crockpot.


I think the Bush's recipe is good as is... you could leave out one can of beans and bulk up the chicken a bit. I usually double or triple it. If you want it thicker, you could add a bit more flour at the beginning. Mashing some of the beans is a great idea to get it thicker. You could even use a stick blender on part of it, maybe before adding the chicken, especially if you don't like the texture of beans.


if only I had an immersion blender!

schmamy
04-15-2009, 08:23 AM
:poke any word on that crockpot recipe? :shifty

I need to make a grocery list and go shopping today!

crunchymum
04-15-2009, 09:27 AM
i can't find it! :ph it was in with my old menu mailer stuff, and it's no where to be found. :( sorry! i'll post it if i do find it eventually...

schmamy
04-15-2009, 09:39 AM
:hug that's OK, thanks for looking!

schmamy
04-16-2009, 04:54 PM
thanks for the Bush's recipe! we ate it for dinner tonight, with a couple of minor modifications. I liked it and DS was signing "more" before he finished chewing his first bite (and that was with pureed spinach added to his!) :giggle we'll see what DH thinks--he had to work late tonight. but I thought it was yummy! :yum

Singingmom
04-16-2009, 04:56 PM
Oh, good! :tu  And pureed spinach... clever!  :rockon

schmamy
04-16-2009, 05:00 PM
Oh, good! :tu And pureed spinach... clever! :rockon


:giggle when he was younger, he used to eat it PLAIN, mixed with olive oil :crazy2 - he won't eat it that way anymore, so I try to mix it into soups and stuff that's really flavorful...he never knows the difference :smile

I think I will try adding corn to the chili next time. I'd like another texture to chew and the sweetness might be yummy.

Singingmom
04-16-2009, 05:32 PM
I think corn sounds good!