White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chili

No to low Carbs and no sugar

This soup was perfect for this cold day.  First time making the white chicken chili and it was perfect to go with our Mediterranean Diet we have been on.  This could be no carbs, but I decided to add in a can or two of the organic cannellini beans.  When you make it in soup you don’t actually eat that many at all in your bowl.  So I was ok with it.  You could keep it totally carb free and don’t add the beans and it will still taste wonderful. 

Ingredients

Chicken Broth

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 sweet onion diced

2 celery ribs diced (optional)

Yellow and Green Bell Pepper

1 (15-ounce) can of diced tomato

Diced green chiles

4 cloves garlic, minced or minced garlic from my spice rack

1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

8 ounce cream cheese, softened

¼ cup heavy cream

Cumin (or I used packets of white chili seasoning)

Salt and pepper to taste

Keep in mind that all ingredients I did not put measurements because it all depends on your taste and how much you are making to eat.  We made a lot because of leftovers for later and I doubled some of this did an extra half of each.  Just depends on your taste really.

Instructions

I put my chicken breasts in a crock pot with chicken broth with diced peppers, onion and celery.  Added salt, pepper and garlic to taste.  Add your cumin or white chili packets which ever you use.  Add your diced tomatoes and diced green chiles.  Cook in the slow cooker for 4 hours.

Take the chicken out and shredded it with forks.  Transfer all the slow cooker ingredients into another pot on the stove with the shredded chicken, organic cannellini beans and heat to a boil.  Add your cream cheese and heavy cream to the pot and reduce temperature.  Continue to cook until the cream cheese has melted

This smelled so good when I walked in the door after work. 

XXOO

JANELL