CROCK POT WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

CROCK POT WHITE CHICKEN CHILI (CAN BE MADE VEGAN)

Its been snowy and cold here, so what better time to cook some chili.  I made a white chicken chili in the crock pot.  It was delicious.  It can easily be made vegan by not using the chicken and using vegetable stock instead of the chicken.

To begin heat a pan and then melt coconut oil in it.  Add the chopped chicken thighs, season the chicken with salt and pepper, then add the chopped onions.  Only cook for a few minutes to sweat the onions and get a little colour on the chicken.

Add the onions and chicken to the crock pot.  Then add the yellow peppers, jalapeno pepper, corn, chili powders, cumin, cinnamon, navy beans and stock.

Stir the items in the crock pot and then set on low for 5 hours.

After about 4 - 4 1/2 hours lift the lid and remove about 2 cups of the chili.  Then using an immersion blender puree the 2 cups that you have removed and then add back into chili.  Continuing cooking for another 30 mins to an hour.

Serve the chili in a bowl with lime wedges.  You may also add sour cream and cheese to the bowl if you desire.  Enjoy :)

INGREDIENTS

1 T Coconut Oil

1 pkg of boneless, skinless, chicken thighs

sea salt

pepper

2 small onions, chopped

5 mini yellow pepper, seeded and sliced

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1 cup frozen peaches and cream corn

1 t. ancho chili pepper

1 t. chipotle chili pepper

1 t. ground cumin

1/2 t. ground cinnamon

2 cans navy beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 carton stock

limes

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat a large pan.  Melt 1 T of coconut oil. Add the chopped boneless skinless chicken thighs.  Season with salt and pepper.  Add the chopped onions cooked until the onions are sweated and chicken thighs have colour.  The chicken will continue to cook in the crock pot.

Add the chicken mixture to the crock pot.  Add the yellow peppers, jalapeno pepper, corn, chili powders, cumin and cinnamon. Add the navy beans and 1/2 carton of the stock.  Stir it all together then put the lid on the crock pot and set it on low for 5 hours.

About an hour before its done, remove 2 cups of the chili from the crock pot and then puree it.  Stir the puree mixture into the crock pot and then continue cooking for another 30 -60 minutes.

Once cooking is done serve the chili in a bowl with lime wedges.  May also serve with sour cream and shredded cheese, if desired.  Enjoy.