Ruth's Chicken Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans (or you can soak 1 pound of dried beans)
• 6 cups low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cooked & shredded or finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons black pepper (or 2/3 tsp ground pepper)
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt butter and saute the garlic, onion and chilies for 5 minutes.
• 2 place beans in a large stockpot and add chicken stock then bring to a boil.
• 3 add the sauteed onion mixture to the beans.
• 4 add the chicken and spices to the beans and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.