White Chicken Chili With Aged Cheddar Cheese Food

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 4 minutes minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
• Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander then measure out 1 cup. Set whole beans aside, transfer 1 cup beans to a food processor along with 1/4 cup broth from soup, puree until nearly smooth**.
• Add Neufchatel cheese to soup along with corn, whole beans and pureed beans and stir well. Simmer 5 - 10 minutes longer.
• Stir in chicken, fresh lime juice and cilantro. Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, more cilantro, avocado slices and tortilla chips if desired.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI WITH AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large pan, combine the oil, onion, bell peppers and jalapeños. Stir often over high heat until onion has softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the corn, beans, chiles, milk and cumin. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally to blend flavors, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
• When ready to serve, stir in the cheddar cheese and serve immediately.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, both jalapenos, the poblano, cumin, coriander, oregano and allspice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and the spices are toasted, about 7 minutes. Add the chicken, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until it starts browning, about 5 minutes.
• Add the beans, canned chiles, broth and 1 1/4 cups water; bring to a boil. Add the torn tortillas to the pot; reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 40 minutes.
• Remove the halved jalapeno from the chili and stir in all but a few tablespoons of the cilantro; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Serve with assorted toppings, the reserved cilantro, lime wedges and more tortillas.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium high heat in large sauce pan, add onion, bell pepper, celery and jalapeno chile. Cook, stiring often for about 3 to 4 minutes, until vegetables are translucent.
• Add cumin, corn, green chilies, milk and beans. Bring to a near boil, reduce heat and cover, simmer about 10 minutes, until flavor meld - stirring occasionally.
• Stir in chicken.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cheddar cheese.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with minced cilantro.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI WITH AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large pan, combine oil, onion, bell pepper and jalapeno. Stir often over high heat until onion is limp, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add cumin, corn, green chiles, milk and beans. Bring to boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally to blend flavors, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheddar cheese and serve immediately. Serve with a basket of fresh crusty bread.