# White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chili takes 50 min (15 min prep, 35 min cooking) and serves 6.

Recipe by cookingclassy.com · original: https://www.cookingclassy.com/white-chicken-chili/  
Cuisine: American · Dish: Soups & stews  
On Meez: https://meezenplace.app/recipes/white-chicken-chili-recipe (with step-by-step Cook Mode)

This White Chicken Chili is hearty, warming, creamy and perfectly comforting. It's a great alternative to traditional beef chili and makes a simple, yet completely delicious dinner! Makes about 8 cups.

## Ingredients (serves 6)

- 1 small yellow onion (, diced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (, finely minced)
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies
- 1½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1¼ cups frozen or fresh corn
- 2½ cups shredded cooked rotisserie or left-over chicken*
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, (plus more for serving)
- Tortilla chips or strips, monterrey jack cheese, sliced avocado (for serving (optional))
- 1 (8 oz) pkg Neufchatel cheese* (aka light cream cheese), (cut into small cubes, softened)
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)
- 2 (15 oz) cans cannellini beans

## Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat
2. Add onion and saute
3. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer
4. Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste
5. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
6. Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander then measure out 1 cup
7. Set whole beans aside, transfer 1 cup beans to a food processor along with 1/4 cup broth from soup, and puree until nearly smooth
8. Add Neufchatel cheese to soup along with corn, whole beans and pureed beans and stir well
9. Simmer longer
10. Stir in chicken, fresh lime juice and cilantro
11. Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, more cilantro, avocado slices and tortilla chips if desired

## Good to know

### Swaps

- No Neufchatel cheese? Regular cream cheese works the same way, just cut into cubes and softened.
- No rotisserie chicken on hand? Use any leftover cooked, shredded chicken instead.
- No cannellini beans? Great Northern or navy beans can be used in their place.

### Storing it

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3–4 days and reheat on the stove until steaming hot. The cream cheese can separate when frozen, so it doesn't freeze well.

### Making it ahead

Make the chili up to a day ahead without the chicken, lime juice and cilantro; refrigerate, reheat until steaming hot, then stir them in.

## Nutrition (per serving, 1 serving, as published by cookingclassy.com)

- Calories: 383 kcal
- Protein: 33 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Sugar: 5 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 77 mg
- Sodium: 525 mg