Green Chicken Chili
Green chicken chili with shredded chicken, poblano peppers, jalapeño, green chilies, white beans, and fresh cilantro. Ready in 30 minutes.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 2 poblano peppers chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 ounce can green chilies
- 15 ounce can small white beans drained and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- Sour cream for serving
- Shredded Monterey Jack cheese for serving
- Tortilla chips for serving
- Lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the diced onion, chopped poblano peppers, and diced jalapeño. Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
- Stir in the cumin, coriander, and chili powder. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the green chilies, white beans, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
- Place the chicken breasts into the liquid. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken to a cutting board. Shred with two forks.
- Return the shredded chicken to the pot. Stir and simmer another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in the chopped cilantro.
- Serve hot with sour cream, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, tortilla chips, and lime wedges.
Notes
- Seed the jalapeño for less heat. Leave the seeds in for more.
- Poach the chicken whole in the broth. Shred with two forks.
- Cilantro goes in before serving so it stays fresh.
- Serve with sour cream, shredded Monterey Jack, tortilla chips, and lime wedges.
- Keeps up to 4 days in the fridge. Freezes up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 854mg | Potassium: 771mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 367IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 3mg
