Healthiest Chicken Chili Recipe
Today, I'll be sharing our healthiest chicken chili recipe we like cooking when we want our kids to finish their meals in minutes. They just love this dish so much so I always make this at home.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil - extra virgin
1 large sweet onion - diced
3 cloves garlic - crushed and diced
1 medium green pepper (green capsicum) - seeded and diced
2 large carrots - diced
2 ½ pounds ground chicken (minced chicken)
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon oregano - dried
1 tablespoon chili powder (chilli powder in British English)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - ground
6 cups chicken stock (chicken broth or chicken bouillon)
1 tablespoons cornstarch - diluted in 1/3 cup of cold water
4 ounces green chilis (green chilli in British English) - chopped
8 ounces mushrooms - chopped
30 ounces white beans - rinsed
½ bunch kale - chopped
1 medium lime zest- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a big pot or dutch oven, add olive oil, diced onions, and sauté until translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Add the diced pepper and garlic and continue sautéing until softened for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the carrots and continue to cook for a few more minutes.
- Add the ground chicken and brown.
- Once the chicken is cooked, add 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of black pepper, 1 tablespoon of dried oregano, 1 tablespoon of chili powder and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer; let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the cornstarch and boil, then reduce the heat and continue to simmer until it thickens a bit, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms, rinsed beans and green chilies and cook for 5 minutes.
- Finally, add the chopped kale. Once kale is wilted, add salt, pepper and lime zest to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 261kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 24gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1171mgPotassium: 961mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3997IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
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