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Easy Ground Chicken Chili

Ground Chicken Chili
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This easy ground chicken chili is a cozy one-pot dinner with beans, tomatoes and smoky spices. It’s the red chicken chili recipe my family asks for on repeat!

Ingredients

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  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 15-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 28-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
  • 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 15-ounce can corn, drained
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon each cumin, garlic powder, smoked paprika
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, plus more to taste
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • For topping: shredded cheese, Greek yogurt (or cashew cream), sliced green onions or pickled red onions, or Mexican hot sauce (I like Cholula)

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and green pepper and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
  2. Stir in the ground chicken and cook for about 5 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until it is no longer pink.
  3. Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and their juices, kidney beans, black beans, corn, water, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cinnamon, adobo sauce and kosher salt. Stir until well combined.
  4. Bring the chili to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally (or up to 45 minutes if you have time). If it becomes very thick, stir in ¼ cup more water (since brands of diced tomatoes vary quite a bit in moisture).
  5. Taste and add additional adobo sauce if desired. Serve warm, garnished with your favorite chili toppings. I think the Greek yogurt (or cashew cream) and a tiny bit of cheese are required here, but do what you love! Leftovers store refrigerated for up to 4 days. 

Notes

  • Black bean chili (vegetarian and vegan): Add 1 small diced potato with the onion and green pepper and sauté them 6 to 8 minutes total, adding the garlic in the last minutes.  Add 1 additional can of black beans if desired (or plant-based crumbles in place of the chicken).
  • Ground turkey: Substitute ground turkey for a similar result.
  • Smoky and spicy: Add 1 minced chipotle pepper in adobo plus another tablespoon of the adobo sauce.

Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/ground-chicken-chili-recipe/