White Bean Chili No Meat Food

HEALTHY WHITE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Cook wild rice according to package directions..
• Meanwhile, heat oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• Add onion and saute for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and saute an additional minute, until fragrant.
• Move the onions and garlic to the side and add ground turkey. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine. (Add wild rice now if it's already cooked, or stir it in once it's finished.)
• Cover and simmer on low for 15-30 minutes. Check and add extra chicken broth if desired, to get it to your preferred consistency.
• Top with your favorite chili toppings and dig in!

NO-MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Chop the green pepper. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and saute the pepper until tender-crisp.
• Add the chili powder and saute 1 minute more.
• Drain the 3 cans of beans.
• Add the beans, picante sauce, and tomatoes (undrained) to the peppers and mix well.
• Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.
• Add the corn and simmer, covered, until the corn is done and mixture is heated through, about 10-15 minutes.

WHITE BEAN CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large (6 quart) pot over medium-high heat until shimmering. Sear chicken in batches, turning once, until golden, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion and poblanos. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili powder, and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Stir in canned chiles. Add chicken back to pot along with broth and juices, scraping up bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through and flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a plate and shred into bite-size pieces. In a small bowl, whisk together cornmeal with 1 cup hot cooking liquid. Return to pot, along with beans, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in chicken until heated through. Taste and adjust seasoning. Divide among bowls and top with sour cream, fresh cilantro sprigs, tortilla chips and lime.

30-MINUTE THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add corn and squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes longer or until squash is tender.

WHITE BEAN AND CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the ground chicken, 1 teaspoon salt, cumin, fennel seeds, oregano, and chili powder. Cook, stirring frequently, until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir the flour into the chicken mixture. Add the beans, Swiss chard, corn, and chicken stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer, scraping up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 55-60 minutes until the liquid has reduced by about half and the chili has thickened. Add the red pepper flakes and simmer for another 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the chili into serving bowls. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.

CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute chicken, green bell pepper, and onion in hot oil until the chicken is browned and the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir jalapeno peppers and garlic into the chicken mixture; continue to cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour chicken broth over the chicken mixture. Stir salsa, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper into the broth; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the chicken is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.
• Stir beans and cilantro into the chili, cook until the beans are hot and soft, about 10 minutes.

MEATY, MEAT-LESS CHILI

Steps:

• Stem and seed the ancho chiles and place in a pot with stock, bring the mixture to a boil then reduce the heat and keep warm.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat with 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan. Add the mushrooms to the hot oil and brown 12 to 15 minutes, then add the garlic, onions, chile, salt and black pepper and soften 5 to 6 minutes more, season with a spice mixture of paprika, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon.
• Puree the reconstituted chiles and stock in a food processor. Add the chile stock mixture, beans, and tomatoes to the chili, cook 15 minutes until thickened, then turn off the heat, cool, cover and chill for make-ahead meal.
• To reheat: Cover the chili and place over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently until the chili bubbles, then uncover and simmer until ready to serve.
• Combine the avocado, sour cream, lime juice, cilantro, and salt in food processor and process into a smooth avocado-sour cream sauce for stirring into the chili. Serve the chili in shallow bowls and garnish with the avocado sauce, pepitas, if using, and a few tortilla chips, if using.

WHITE BEAN CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, aniseed and dried red pepper. Sauté 5 minutes. Push onion to 1 side of pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to pan. Sauté chicken approximately 5 minutes.
• Drain beans; reserve 1/2 cup bean liquid. Add beans, broth, chilies, cream and reserved bean liquid to chicken. Simmer until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat before using.) Ladle chili into bowls. Top with cheese and sprinkle with cilantro.

VEGAN WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add chiles, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add quinoa, oregano, cumin, salt, coriander and pepper; cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 minute. Stir in broth and beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add zucchini; cover and continue cooking until the zucchini is soft and the chili has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes more. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

TURKEY CHILI WITH WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until light brown and tender, about 10 minutes. Add oregano and cumin; stir 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high. Add turkey; stir until no longer pink, breaking up with back of spoon. Stir in chili powder, bay leaves, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon. Add tomatoes with their juices, breaking up with back of spoon. Mix in stock and tomato sauce. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add beans to chili and simmer until flavors blend, about 10 minutes longer. Discard bay leaves. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium-low heat before continuing.)
• Ladle chili into bowls. Pass red onion, cilantro and yogurt separately.

WHITE BEAN CHILI -NO MEAT

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, over medium-high heat, heat the oil.
• Add the onion, garlic, and green pepper and saute for 3-4 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour and cumin over the onion mixture and cook 1 more minute.
• Add the remaining ingredients except the parsley and bring to boil.
• Lower the heat to simmer and cover, and cook for 30-35 minutes.
• Serve.

KHALIL'S TURKEY AND WHITE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion; cook until softened, 8 minutes. Add garlic, chiles, rosemary, cumin, oregano, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes; season with salt. Add turkey and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 5 minutes. Add broth, beans, and hominy; bring to a boil over high. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer until chili is thickened slightly, 25 minutes. Stir in cornmeal and cook 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

20-MINUTE VEGETARIAN WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Set a medium-to-large pot over low heat. Add the olive oil, onion, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook the onion, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring frequently, for another minute.
• Add the broth, beans, chiles, cloves, and cayenne. Stir to combine. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 3-5 more minutes until thickened a tiny bit.
• Remove from heat. Run a potato masher or fork through 5-6 times just to smash a few of the beans and help thicken it all up. Squeeze the lime over the top and stir. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
• Serve with assorted toppings if desired. I'm partial to this vegan cashew sour cream - yum!

WHITE BEAN TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large heavy-duty bottom dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and poblano pepper with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add turkey and cook until crumbled and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. When turkey meat begins to brown, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and brown sugar. Cook until fragrant, while stirring constantly, about 30 seconds.
• Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, green chilies, beans, and stock. Season wtih salt salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occassionally. Taste for salt and pepper halfway through. Serve with toppings of choice.

VEGETARIAN WHITE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Dice onion and bell pepper and deseed and mince jalapeño. Drain and rinse white beans. Heat oil in a large pot over medium low heat and add onions and peppers to the pot.
• Saute until soft and fragrant - about 5 minutes. Mix in cumin, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and cayenne. Pour beans into the pot. Mash beans down with potato masher - you just want them slightly squished, not mashed into a paste.
• Pour corn, salsa verde, and vegetable broth into the pot and give it a good stir. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Cool slightly and serve with your favorite toppings!