Bean And Chicken Chili

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried navy beans
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 1/2 cups diced green chilies (canned, undrained)
• 1 lb chicken breast (diced and sauteed with 1 clove garlic, salt and pepper till browned)
• 1 tablespoon gound cumin
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1/2 bunch cilantro leaf, chopped
• salt
• sour cream
• green onion
• grated monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans and place in a bowl 3 times as big as the beans fill it.
• 2 cover the beans with cool water 2-3 inches past the top of the beans.
• 3 soak over nite.
• 4 next day drain and place in large pot with chicken broth ,cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
• 5 cook for about 45 minutes to an hour.
• 6 while beans are cooking place butter in a saute pan and melt.
• 7 add garlic, onions, and chilis and saute till onions are soft.
• 8 add chili mixture to beans and then add chicken, cumin, oregano, and peppers.
• 9 cook for 1/2 hour and add cilantro.
• 10 garnish as desired and serve with corn chips or corn bread.
• 11 time does not include soak time.