Healthy One-Pot Chicken Chili
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4.7
Healthy One-Pot Chicken Chili
Description
The Healthy One-Pot Chicken Chili starts with olive oil sautéing chopped onions, garlic, and a variety of bell peppers to build a flavorful base. A seasoning blend of kosher salt, chili powder, sugar, cumin, and paprika enhances the vegetables' sweetness and provides warmth. Adding crushed tomatoes with juices, shredded cooked rotisserie chicken, and chicken broth brings moisture and depth to the chili.
Bringing the mixture to a rapid boil and then simmering allows the flavors to meld without drying the chicken. The chili delivers a mix of tender chicken, softened peppers, and tomato richness with a mild spice profile. Optional toppings such as shredded cheese, fresh cilantro, or corn tortilla chips offer added flavor and texture at the table.
Variations include substituting turkey for chicken or using ground meat cooked quickly before adding. Fire-roasted tomatoes can be used for added smoky flavor. Beans such as chickpeas, black beans, or Northern beans may be added according to preference. The chili keeps well refrigerated, and the flavor improves after a day.
Ingredients
- 3 TB olive oil
- 2 onion roughly chopped, medium
- 6 garlic roughly chopped, cloves
- 4 bell pepper mixed colors, seeded/roughly chopped
- 2 ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 ½ tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp cumin ground
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 cans 28 oz. each crushed tomatoes, with all juices
- 1 whole cooked rotisserie chicken, meat shredded
- 2 cups chicken broth good quality
- cilantro shredded cheese, corn tortilla chips, or parsley, chopped, optional for serving
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil until hot. Add onions and garlic. Stir on medium-high heat 3 minutes or until tender. Add bell peppers, salt, chili powder, sugar, cumin, and paprika; stir 2 minutes on medium-high heat.
- Increase to high heat and stir in crushed tomatoes with juices, shredded chicken, and broth. Bring to a rapid boil. Immediately cover and reduce heat to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve with optional toppings, as desired. Chili keeps well covered and chilled for several days. (In fact, flavor intensifies wonderfully the next day.)
Notes
- Try shredded cooked turkey or ground meat as alternatives to chicken.
- Fire-roasted tomatoes can be used for enhanced flavor.
- Add beans like chickpeas, black beans, or Northern beans to change texture and nutrition.
- Serve with honey cornbread, brown rice, or traditional chili toppings such as shredded cheese and cilantro.
- Leftover chili stores well refrigerated and its flavor intensifies after a day.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 144kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14.4g | 5% |
| Protein | 7.2g | 14% |
| Fat | 7.3g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.2g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 14.4mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 774.8mg | 32% |
| Fiber | 3.7g | 15% |
| Sugar | 8.4g | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
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