Gluten-Free White Chicken Chili
A satisfying meal in 40 minutes! This lovely, spicy white chicken chili is flavored with cumin and cayenne pepper – you will love this version of chili using chicken breasts and cannellini beans (which are available cooked and canned, ready to use). Each helping is very generous and packed with flavor.
*Adjust the number of green chilies and amount of cayenne pepper according to your preference.

Gluten-Free White Chicken Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 TB olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts skinless and deboned, cut into chunks (We use Butcher Box meat)
- 1 onion peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 green chilies seeds removed and finely diced
- ½ TB ground cumin
- ½ TB dried oregano
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 cups cannellini beans drained weight
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese to serve
- 2 jalapeno peppers sliced to serve
- Chopped cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a large pot and brown the chicken pieces on the outside. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add the second tablespoon olive oil to the same pan and cook the onion, garlic, and green chilies over moderate heat until they have softened.
- Cook over moderate heat until most of the liquid has reduced and you are confident the chicken pieces have cooked through.
- Taste the mixture and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Divide the mixture between 4 warm bowls and sprinkle on some grated Cheddar, fresh jalapeno slices, and plenty of freshly chopped cilantro.
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