This comforting and clean chicken chili is a farm to table favorite that uses whole foods and farm fresh ingredients. Feed your family or a crowd a hearty and nourishing meal with only one pot to clean!

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Ditch the processed, store-bought soups full of ingredients your body doesn’t recognize and cannot properly process!

All you need is a large stock pot or dutch oven in your kitchen, and you are good to go on making all kinds of soups from-scratch with real food ingredients!

I suggest using organic and local sources for your ingredients when possible. This will ensure better flavor, nutritional value, and help you to avoid pesticides in your foods.

Make a little, or make a lot! By freezing soups in jars, you can be prepared on days when you need a quick meal. Who do you know who you could bless with a meal that can easily be transported in large jars? Soups are delicious the day you make them. They are even better after a few days allowing the flavors to meld while being stored in the fridge.

Start making your soups from-scratch, and you will wonder why you haven’t been doing it longer!

Gather your tools and ingredients.

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Tools:

cutting board
knife
measuring cups
measuring spoons
dutch oven or large stock pot
wooden spoon
ladle

Ingredients:

8 cups bone broth
4 cups diced and cooked chicken
2 TBSP butter
2 onions diced
2 cans chopped green chilis (or peppers of choice)
4 cans cannellini beans drained (or 2 cups cooked dried beans)
8 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground coriander
2 cups sour cream
1 cup heavy cream (raw if available)

optional recipe variations:

Use any type of beans you like best.
Try your favorite sour cream and heavy cream alternatives to keep this recipe dairy free.
Replace the chicken for diced or ground turkey.
Top your soup with cilantro, parsley, or red chili flakes for added color and flavor.
Scoop your soup with your favorite corn chips.
Add a piece of sourdough bread or cornbread to enjoy beside your bowl of chicken chili.
Kick up the spice with 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.

bowl of chicken chili on a white counter with bread and oil

Recipe for how to make comforting and clean chicken chili:

step one

Add onions and butter to your pot. Cook onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about five minutes. Turn heat to low and add garlic. Cook together for one more minute.

step two

Add all other ingredients, except sour cream and heavy cream, and turn heat to high. Give a good stir to incorporate all ingredients. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.

pot of chicken chili with a wooden spoon in it

step three

Remove pot from the burner and add in sour cream and heavy cream. Stir well to combine. Ladle into your favorite bowl, and ENJOY! Read optional variations above for serving suggestions.

cream being poured into a pot of chicken chili

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bowl of chicken chili on a white counter next to garlic and bread

Comforting and Clean Chicken Chili

Sara Crile

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Ingredients

8 cups bone broth
4 cups diced and cooked chicken
2 TBSP butter
2 onions diced
2 four ounce cans chopped green chilis or peppers of choice
4 cans cannellini beans (or 2 cups dried beans cooked)
8 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp ground coriander
2 cups sour cream
1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Add onions and butter to your pot. Cook onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about five minutes. Turn heat to low and add garlic. Cook together for one more minute.
2TBSP butter
2 diced onions
8 closed garlic minced
Add all other ingredients, except sour cream and heavy cream, and turn heat to high. Give a good stir to incorporate all ingredients. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
8 cups bone broth
4 cups diced and cooked chicken
2 four ounce cans chopped green chilis (or peppers of choice)
4 cans cannellini beans drained (or 2 cups cooked dried beans)
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground coriander
Remove pot from the burner and add in sour cream and heavy cream. Stir well to combine. Ladle into your favorite bowl, and ENJOY! Read optional variations above for serving suggestions.
2 cups sour cream
1 cup heavy cream (raw if available)

Comforting and Clean Chicken Chili