Zesty Chicken Chili Recipes

MEXICAN STREET CORN CHICKEN CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Set a large 6-8 quart soup pot (or dutch oven) over medium heat. Add the oil and chopped onions. Saute the onions for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Then add in the garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper. Saute another 2-3 minutes to soften.
• Add the chicken broth, whole chicken breasts, and chopped green chiles to the pot. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, cut the corn off the cobs and set aside.
• Use tongs to remove the cooked chicken from the pot. Add the corn, to the pot and stir. Then chop or shred the chicken breasts, and place the meat back into the pot.
• Stir in the sour cream and shredded cheese. Stir rapidly as you sprinkle the cornstarch over the top of the chili. (Stirring fast helps reduce clumps.)
• Simmer for 3-5 minutes until the chili base thickens. Then turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice. Ladle into bowls and serve with your favorite garnishes.

ZESTY CHICKEN TORTELLINI SOUP - RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large pot to medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the peppers, onion and celery and cook them down about 5 minutes to soften them up.
• Add the garlic and chicken and cook another 5 minutes, stirring, until the chicken is cooked mostly through.
• Add the beans, fire roasted tomatoes, chicken broth and seasonings. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer at least 20 minutes to let the flavors develop.
• While the tortellini soup is simmering, bring a small pot of water to a boil and boil the tortellini until they float, about 3-4 minutes or so. Drain.
• Add the tortellini noodles to the soup pot and stir in the spinach.
• Remove from heat and swirl in the heavy cream or crema, if using.
• Serve into bowls with your extra toppings.

ZESTY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chiles, bell pepper, onion and garlic; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir in remaining chili ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with desired toppings.

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients for the Batter until well combine. Add the chicken into the batter.
• Heat up a wok/skillet with about two inches of oil. As soon as the oil is fully heated, deep-fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken out to a dish lined with paper towels to sock up the excess oil.
• Clean the wok/skillet and heat it up on medium heat. Add the oil and stir-fry the garlic until aromatic. Transfer the fried chicken into the wok, follow by the sweet chili sauce, lime juice and salt. Stir to coat the chicken well with the sweet chili sauce.
• Dish out, garnish with the white sesame and cilantro leave. Serve immediately.

SPICY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the first six ingredients in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, beans, broth, seasonings and hot sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes., Stir in chicken and corn; heat through. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon each of sour cream and cheese.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 4 minutes minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
• Add chicken broth, green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture just to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Drain and rinse beans in a fine mesh strainer or colander then measure out 1 cup. Set whole beans aside, transfer 1 cup beans to a food processor along with 1/4 cup broth from soup, puree until nearly smooth**.
• Add Neufchatel cheese to soup along with corn, whole beans and pureed beans and stir well. Simmer 5 - 10 minutes longer.
• Stir in chicken, fresh lime juice and cilantro. Serve with Monterrey Jack cheese, more cilantro, avocado slices and tortilla chips if desired.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN CHILI - SPICY

Steps:

• In a soup pot, add celery, onion, red peppers, canned tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, pureed chipotle chili (puree in blender with the adobo sauce. It might work better if you add some of the chicken broth), chili powder and cumin. Cook at a low boil for an hour or so.
• Puree half a can of dark red kidney beans in a blender or food processor and add to the soup pot. Add the remaining 1 ½ cans of kidney beans, red beans and black beans to the pot. Simmer for at least 2 hours.
• If it is not "hot" enough add as much Tabasco sauce as you need to achieve the "heat" you desire.
• If you are making it a day ahead (If you do the flavors will blend well), turn off the heat and add the chicken. (It works well to use an already cooked rotisserie chicken.) After it cools, refrigerate. When you are ready to serve, heat to boiling. (You don't want to cook it for very long after you add the chicken to avoid having the chicken fall apart.).
• If you plan to serve it right away, add the chicken 15 or twenty minutes before serving and heat to boiling.
• Optional: Serve with grated cheese, cilantro, sliced green onions and sour cream as toppings.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN CHILI STEW

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and then cut it into bite-sized cubes. Set aside.
• Peel the onions and chop them.
• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. When the olive oil is hot and shimmering, add the chopped onion and minced garlic; saute for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until the onion begins to brown.
• Add the cubed chicken to the onion and cook for about 4 to 6 minutes, or until lightly browned on all sides, stirring frequently. A add the chopped jalapeno, coriander, cumin , diced tomatoes, and beans.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes
• Juice the lime and add it to the stew along with the corn kernels.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper, as needed.
• Cook for 5 to 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
• Serve the chicken chili with sour cream , chopped red onion, and chopped cilantro.
• If desired, garnish with shredded cheese .
• Serve and enjoy!

ZESTY WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except cheese and sour cream in slow cooker. Cook on LOW 5 to 7 hours. Add cheese about 20 minutes before serving. Serve with dollop of sour cream.