White Chicken Chili

Soups and chili are some of my favorite meals, fortunately, my family loves them too!

My mom used to make White Chicken Chili all the time growing up but I forgot about it...so I dug out the recipe and decided to spice it up a bit!

I had a whole chicken that I needed to use, and I love the homemade broth that it makes.  So today, I boiled my whole chicken to make the broth to use for my chili (broth and chicken)...Deboned the chicken and strained the broth!!  But...you don't have to use the chicken like this!

Ingredients: 

4 chicken breast (or whole chicken deboned...you can always add more if desire!)
4-6 cups chicken broth
1 onion chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans Northern white beans
1-2 cans diced green chiles (with juice)
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp dired oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste
juice of 1/2 lime
chopped fresh cilantro (either for garnish or an needed in chili...optional)


Directions

1. Cook chicken fully.  I like to sauté onions and garlic before adding to chili.  
2. Add all ingredients together, let simmer for at least 20 min or until hot.  This is also a great crockpot recipe.  Cook this up and let it cook on low for the day!  
3. Top with fresh cilantro, cheese and avocado!

21 Day Fix Containers: (roughly)

• 1 red
• 1/2 - 1 yellow (depending on amount of beans you eat)
• 1 blue (if you add cheese and avocado)

21 Day Fix Extreme Turkey Chili

I LOVE Chili...really any type of chili.  I could even eat it in the summer months when it's not so cool outside!  So I love the chance to try out any new recipe!  This is a GREAT one and it's 21 Day Fix Approved!!!  Even better!
My family loved this so much that we had NO leftovers...I was kinda thinking I would have some...but it was cleaned out!  Next time I'll be making a double batch!!

21 Day Fix Extreme Turkey Chili

(Makes 6 servings, 1 cup each)

1 tsp olive oil

1 1/2 lbs ground turkey

1 medium onion

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 Tbsp chili powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste; optional)

2 (15 oz) cans black beans (or pinto beans) drained, rinsed

1 (15 oz) can all-natural diced tomatoes, no sugar added

12 fresh cilantro sprigs, finely chopped (for garnish; optional)

Directions

1. Heat oil in large sauce pan over medium-high heat
2. Add turkey, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink
3. Add cumin, chili powder, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute
4. Add beans and tomatoes (with liquid). Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low; gently bio, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until thickened.
5. Serve warm, sprinkle with cilantro.

Container Equivalents

1/2 Green

1 Red

1/2 Yellow

This is a great recipe for CROCKPOTS...or you can make ahead of time and place in a freezer ziplock bag (gallon size after it's cooled) and freeze for later...great for meal prep!!

(recipe from the 21 Day Fix Extreme Nutrition Guide)