White Chicken Chili

Man, it has been a long time since I last posted! It has been really busy since we moved into the house and Michael made some changes to my computer, so it has been awhile since I have been able to download pictures. My goal is to catch up with everything (blog-wise) next weekend. But for now I have this awesome recipe for white chicken chili, it is SO good. I have made it twice in the last week. And Michael doesn't like it because he says it's too spicy, so more for me!

White Chicken Chili

1lb boneless, skinless chicken boobs, cut into small chunks
1 med. onion, chopped
1.5 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp oil
2 cans (15.5 oz each) Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained (you can use white navy beans if you can't find the great northern beans)
1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies (you can add two if you want it really spicy)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
0.5 tsp pepper
0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup sour cream
0.5 cup whipping cream

In a large saucepan or pot saute the chicken, garlic powder and onion in the oil until the chicken is done. Add the beans, broth chilies and seasonings. Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream and whipping cream. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro if you're into that (I love it). You can serve it with tortilla chips, although it's good with cornbread, too. Makes about 6 servings.

I found that the whipping cream and sour cream made it really thick and it tastes delicous. However, to make it a little bit healthier you can just add the whipping cream and then after the chili is dished up put just a spoonful of sour cream in each bowl or skip the sour cream altogether. If you want to make it without sour cream and whipping cream, add 3 tbsp of flour when you add the beans, chilies, etc. this will thicken it up a bit without adding the calories of the whipping and sour cream. Try it once with the sour cream and whipping cream, it is good!