Recipe#5444

Title: Chicken 05

From: Country Gourmet oselands@countrygourmet.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: White Bean Chicken Chili 
 Date: 16 Aug 1997 09:28:47 -0600 
 Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970816034007.007b6830@earthlink.net> 

1      tablespoon    olive oil
 1      small         onion -- peel/chop fine
 2      medium        garlic clove -- peeled/chopped
 1      medium        red bell pepper -- chopped fine
 30      ounces        white beans, canned -- undrained (two 15 oz. cans)
 4      ounces        green chiles -- canned/diced
 1/2  teaspoon      ground cumin
 1      teaspoon      chili powder
 14 1/2  ounces        chicken broth -- canned, low sodium
 1/2  pound         roasted chicken breast meat -- cut in 1/2 in. cubes
 2      tablespoons   lime juice
 2      tablespoons   cilantro -- minced
 6      tablespoons   salsa -- optional
 In a large pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic,
 and red pepper. Saute 5 minutes.  Stir the white beans, chiles, cumin,
 chili powder and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 10
 minutes. Stir in the chicken and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the lime juice
 and cilantro. A tablespoon of salsa can be used to garnish each serving of
 chili, if desired.