Healthy Southwest Chicken Chili

I call this a dump recipe, because you dump it in and go do something else until it's done.

I'm home alone for a few days and will be working late so dinner is either drive-thru or left overs. I choose left overs and what's better to warm up then chili. We are starting a new diet and I'm going with a low glycemic diet and low fat. So some chicken, beans and lots of taste. Baked in a dutch oven for several hours for simplicity. The results, really nice.


Rating

A solid 4 but might be a 5 in the middle of a Michigan winter.

CROCK-POT version is HERE

Notes: I modified my Southwest Pork Tenderloin Chili crock pot recipe. I like crock pot cooking but only had a few hours to do this. Several hours in a dutch over bake at 350 will get about the same results. This was about a 4/10 spicy. Adjust the spices to your preference.

Camera note: today I used an old Sony F717 that I repaired. I love the closeups and color tones with this camera. 

First you need about 1 1/2 pounds of chicken. If you have left over rotisserie that would be fine. Frozen chicken strips or any other chicken. But I had fresh chicken breasts. I trimmed and cut 2 skinless boneless chicken breast into 1/4 to 1/2 inch strips.

Add about a teaspoon of oil to the dutch oven over medium high heat. When hot add the chicken and cook. Stir frequent until well cooked. About 10 minutes.

While cooking the chicken. Chop one green pepper, one medium onion and de-seed and dice a jalapeno pepper. 

Rinse the beans. You will need three 14 oz cans of beans of your choice. I used 2 cans of black beans and one of cannellini beans. Also start preheating your oven to 350 now.

Time for some chicken abuse. As the chicken strips are finishing up, chop them apart with your wooding spoon to make bit size pieces.

It is "dump" time. To the chicken add the beans, prepped green pepper, onion and jalapeno.  Add a 4 oz can of chopped chilies. About 16 oz of pre-made medium salsa. 4 cloves of garlic crushed (I cheated and used the jar stuff). Spices: 1 T chili powder, 1 t oregano, 1 t cumin. 

Now is decision time. If you want thick chili then one 14 oz can chicken broth. If you want a little more soup like then 2 cans. I did one can. Place back over medium high heat and bring to boil and mix well. 

Cover and bake or 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Healthy Southwest Chicken Chili

by DrDan at 101 Cooking For Two August-6-2011

Healthy with a spicy southwest taste. Low in fat but high in taste. Oven baked to simplify the cooking. Lots of food for little work.

Ingredients

• 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
• 1 t oil
• 1 jalapeno with seeds and veins removed - minced
• 1 chopped green pepper
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2-14 oz cans black beans
• 1-14 oz can cannellini beans
• 16 oz medium salsa
• 4 oz can chopped chilies
• 1 T chili powder
• 1 t oregano
• 1 t cumin
• 1-2 14 oz cans chicken broth

Instructions

1) First you need about 1 1/2 pounds of chicken. If you have left over rotisserie that would be fine. Frozen chicken strips or any other chicken. But I had fresh chicken breasts. I trimmed and cut 2 skinless boneless chicken breast into 1/4 to 1/2 inch strips. 2) Add about a teaspoon of oil to the dutch oven over medium high heat. When hot add the chicken and cook. Stir frequent until well cooked. About 10 minutes. 3) While cooking the chicken. Chop one green pepper, one medium onion and de-seed and dice a jalapeno pepper. Rinse the beans. You will need three 14 oz cans of beans of your choice. I used 2 cans of black beans and one of cannellini beans. Also start preheating your oven to 350 now.4) Time for some chicken abuse. As the chicken strips are finishing up, chop them apart with your wooding spoon to make bit size pieces.5) To the chicken add the beans, prepped green pepper, onion and jalapeno. Add a 4 oz can of chopped chilies. About 16 oz of pre-made medium salsa. 4 cloves of garlic crushed (I cheated and used the jar stuff). Spices: 1 T chili powder, 1 t oregano, 1 t cumin. 6) If you want thick chili then one 14 oz can chicken broth. If you want a little more soup like then 2 cans.7) Place back over medium high heat and bring to boil and mix well. 8) Cover and bake or 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Details

Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 2 hour Total time: 2 hour 20 mins Yield: 6 servings

Updated

September 14 2011

DrDan