A rich, chunky chili paired with classic skillet cornbread for a comforting supper any evening.
I make all sorts of kinds of chili, but this particular version I have probably made more than all the other ones combined.
As a matter of fact, “probably” is an understatement.
I have made this way more than any of the other varieties combined.
To Make Chunky Chicken Chili You Will Need:
- chicken breasts
- olive oil
- onion
- sweet bell pepper (yellow, orange or red)
- garlic
- chili powder
- cumin
- cinnamon
- oregano
- salt
- black pepper
- mixed beans or kidney beans
- tomato sauce
- frozen whole kernel corn
- shredded cheese & sour cream for topping
- Dutch oven
Watch Me Make This Recipe:
This chili goes great with skillet cornbread.
I normally start the cornbread right before I do the chili, that way the chili gets done right around the time the cornbread is finished baking.
Click right here for my Skillet Cornbread recipe.
Enjoy!
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Chunky Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 1" chunks
- 1-2 Tb olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 sweet bell pepper, yellow, orange, or red, seeded and diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ Tb chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 32 oz mixed beans or kidney beans, 2 cans, rinsed & drained
- 32 oz tomato sauce, 2 cans
- 1 ½ c frozen whole kernel corn
- shredded cheese & sour cream for topping
Instructions
- To begin, heat the oil in a Dutch oven.
- Add the onion, pepper, garlic, and chicken and cook until chicken is no longer pink and the veggies are tender.
- Stir in the spices to coat and cook for a couple minutes.
- Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, and corn.
- Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 10 – 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, tortilla chips, or whatever you like.
- Enjoy!
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This turned out so well. Very delicious!
Oh my! That looks delicious! I want to make that tonight. You should put that on http://easyfood.tv and let people see you make it. I love corn in my chili!
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