Creamy White Chicken Chili

In just 30 minutes, you can enjoy hearty chicken chili. Serve it with breadsticks and a salad, and dinner is ready! MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated October 17, 2018

Make with

Progresso Broth

Ingredients

carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth

cans (19 oz each) Progresso™ cannellini beans or 2 cans (16 oz each) great northern beans, drained, rinsed

cups shredded or cubed cooked chicken

can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ chopped green chiles

1 1/2

teaspoons ground cumin

1/4

teaspoon pepper

cups shredded pepper Jack cheese (8 oz)

3/4

cup sour cream

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1

In 4-quart saucepan, mix chicken broth, beans, chicken, chiles, cumin and pepper over medium heat.
2

Heat to boiling, reduce heat; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Gradually add cheese; stirring until melted. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream.

Stir in 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) or crushed red pepper flakes if you like a little more heat.
Chopped fresh cilantro or chopped red bell pepper would also make nice additions to the soup.

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipes for traditional chili con carne date all the way back to the late 19th century in Texas, when bowls of red sauce, spicy beef and chile peppers base became commonplace among the working class for its ease and frugality. Chili has traveled up and across American ever since, evolving into other delicious dishes like Cincinnati-style chili in the Midwest. Though its origins are relatively unknown, another version of chili has emerged and become a household staple: white chicken chili. White chicken chili gets its name from the ingredients that differentiate it from traditional chili: it’s made with chicken, instead of beef; white beans instead of black beans; and thickened with milk, sour cream or flour. The recipe omits red sauce entirely, thus taking on a creamy white color. Our easy recipe for white chicken chili only takes 30 minutes to make, and gets a zesty flavor boost with chopped green chiles and pepper jack cheese. Want to learn more about how to make the perfect bowl of chili? Check out our easy guide for making every type of chili recipe out there.