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White Bean and Chicken Chili

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White Bean and Chicken Chili is a healthy and filling meal the entire family will love! Serve with some good crusty bread.

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Ingredients

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 whole bone-in chicken breasts, about 3 pounds
  • 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans roasted green chilies, drained
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place beans and broth in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until beans are tender, 2 hours.

Warm oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken skin side down in skillet; cook until brown, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook for 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate; remove and discard skin. Drain all but 2 Tbsp. fat from skillet. Add onions and garlic; cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add onion mixture, chilies, 1 cup water and cumin to slow cooker. Stir; add chicken.

Cook on low for 6 hours, stirring twice. Remove 1 cup beans plus 1/2 cup liquid from slow cooker. Puree in a blender; return to slow cooker. Remove chicken, debone and shred the chicken meat, and return to slow cooker. Spoon into individual bowls and serve.

1 point per serving on Weight Watchers Simply Filling Program.

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