Chicken Chili

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 seeded jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 2/3 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano or 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can large beans, undrained
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup grated low-fat monterey jack cheese or 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. stir in the onion and cook until tender, 4 to 7 minutes.
• 2 mix in the garlic, jalapeño, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cloves, and cayenne. continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes.
• 3 mix in the chicken broth, chicken and beans. bring to a boil. turn down heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. don't worry if it's a little soupy.
• 4 at the end of 20 minutes, mash chili lightly using a potato masher, until about half of the beans are broken up. this will give the chili a thicker consistency.
• 5 serve topped with grated cheese. garnish with whatever you have on hand: cilantro, chopped fresh tomato, salsa, chopped scallions, and/or guacamole, tortilla chips, etc.