Best Chunky Chicken Chili Recipes

CHUNKY CHICKEN AND CORN CHILI WITH SPICY CITRUS SALSA OVER RICE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• - To make the rice, heat a medium pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. - Add 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil, once around the pan, then add the rice; stir to coat the rice in the oil and toast lightly, for about 1 minute. - Season with salt and pepper, than add 2 1/2 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a bubble. - Cover the pot, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for 15 to 18 minutes, until the rice is tender. - To make the chili, preheat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. - Add the chunked up chicken pieces and season with the salt and pepper. - Brown the chikcen on all sides for about 3 to 4 minutes. - Remove the chicken from the pot to a plate and reserve. - Add a little drizzle of oil to the pot and add the onions, garlic, three fourths of the chopped jalapeno, and the bell peppers. - Season with the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring frequently. - Dust the vegetables liberally with the flour and continue to cook for 1 minute. - Stir in the remaining 3 cups of the chicken stock to the vegetables, bring up to a bubble, and then stir in the corn and add the chicken back to the pot. - Turn the heat down to medium low and summer gently for 10 minutes. - While the chili is simmering, make the spicy citrus salsa. - With a paring knife, cut the peel and pith from the oranges. - Cut the peeled oranges into disks and then cut the disks into quarters. - Toss the oranges in a small mixing bowl with the remaining jalapeno, the lime zest, a little salt and pepper and about 1 tablespoon of the chopped cilantro. - Stir to combine. - Once the chili has simmered for 10 minutes, turn off the heat and add the lime juice, the remaining cilantro, and the chopped parsley. - Taste and check for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if needed. - If you want a little more heat, add a couple of dashes of hot sauce. - Fluff the tender rice with a fork and then divide it among 4 serving bowls. - Top each portion of rice with some of the chili and garnish with a heaping spoonful of the spicy citrus salsa.

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili seasoning; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• Stir to break up chicken. Stir in hominy. Cover and cook on low heat setting 15 minutes until heated through. Serve chili with sour cream and cilantro.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• COMBINE beans, salsa, tomato sauce and chili powder in slow cooker. Top with chicken, onions and corn. (Do not stir.) Cover with lid.
• COOK on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours).
• STIR just before serving. Serve topped with cheese.
• Serving Suggestion: For added color and flavor, top individual bowls of chili with BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and/or coarsely crushed PREMIUM Saltine Crackers.

CHUNKY CHICKEN AND CHORIZO CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat with 1 T olive oil.
• Add chorizo and render its fat, 2 minutes.
• Push the chorizo off to the sides of the skillet and add ground chicken. Brown and crumble the chicken, cooking 5-6 minutes. Season the chicken with chili powder and cumin while it cooks.
• Combine the onion, garlic, peppers and beans to meats and cook another 5-6 minutes.
• Stir the beer into the chili and reduce the liquid a minute then add the tomatoes and heat though. Season the chili with salt, to taste, and reduce heat to low.
• Bring 6 cups stock to a boil in a medium pot, stir in polenta and keep stirring until the polenta masses and thickens to a porridge, 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in butter, scallions and thyme and season with salt, to taste.
• Fill bowls halfway with polenta and make a well in the center. Fill up bowls with chili and serve.

CHUNKY CHICKEN AND CHORIZO CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a big, deep skillet over medium high heat with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Add chorizo and render its fat, 2 minutes. Push the chorizo off to the sides of the pot and add chicken meat. Brown and crumble the chicken, 5 to 6 minutes. Season the chicken with chili powder and cumin while it cooks. Combine the onions, garlic, peppers and beans to meats and cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Stir the beer into the chili and reduce the liquid a minute then add the tomatoes and heat through. Season the chili with salt, to taste, and reduce heat to low.
• Bring 6 cups stock to a boil in a medium pot, stir in polenta and keep stirring until the polenta masses and thickens to a porridge, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in butter, scallions and thyme and season with salt, to taste.
• Fill bowls half way with polenta and make a well in the center. Fill up bowls with chili and serve.

SLOW COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs (mine were frozen) in bottom of 5 quart slow cooker.
• Mix rotel, diced tomatoes and chili seasoning. Pour over chicken.
• Place chopped onions over tomato mixture.
• Pour both cans of ranch beans on top.
• Cook on low until chicken is tender.
• Shred chicken and return to pot for remainder of cooking time.
• Garnish with chives, shredded cheese and sour cream if desired.

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed pot, heat 1 tsp olive oil.
• add chicken and saute until no longer pink, about 4 minutes each side.
• remove chicken from pot, wipe pot dry.
• heat remaining oil and saute onion, garlic, bell pepper and cumin seeds for 5 minutes,stiriing often.
• stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer, salt and pepper.
• add chicken back to pot.
• cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
• add beans, corn, and olives.
• simmer 15 minutes longer.
• stir in cilantro.
• serve hot, topped with cheddar cheese.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili seasoning; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• Stir to break up chicken. Stir in hominy. Cover and cook on low heat setting 15 minutes until heated through. Serve chili with sour cream and cilantro. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW-COOKER CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine beans, salsa, tomato sauce and chili powder in Slow Cooker. Top with chicken, onions and corn. (Do not stir.) Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours); stir.
• Serve topped with cheese.

GREEN AND WHITE LIGHTNING CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over med-high heat with the vegetable oil; add in the chicken to the hot oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring often; add in onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, and coriander; cook 3-4 minutes, continuing to stir.
• Add in the tomatillo salsa and chicken broth; bring to a simmer.
• Add half of the beans; with a fork thoroughly mash the other half of the beans, then add to the chili.
• Simmer for 10 minutes; remove chili from heat and add in cilantro, parsley, and lime juice.
• Serve each bowl of chili with a little shredded cheese on top; crush up some chips and stir.

CHUNKY CHICKEN WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in pot over medium high heat.
• Add chicken and cook for five minutes or until white; keep chicken moving.
• Add minced onion & hot pepper(s), garlic, seasonings, and cilantro.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook for five minutes to sweeten and soften onion.
• Add the broth and beans; salt to taste.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve.
• Top bowls of chili with shredded cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Dice 1 onion as finely as possible. Chop the other in larger, ½-inch or so chunks. Dice 2 poblanos as finely as possible. Chop the remaining 3 in larger, ½-inch or so chunks. We'll come back to these soon.
• Chop chicken into 1-inch chunks. (Boneless, skinless chicken thighs can be sort of wonky and misshapen, so don't worry about perfect cubes-just try to get them as even as possible.)
• Add 2 tablespoons butter to a large, wide pot and set over medium-high heat. When the butter has melted and the pan is very hot, add the chicken. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt and let cook undisturbed for about 5 minutes, until the bottoms are beginning to brown.
• Give the chicken a toss with a wooden spoon, then add the chili powder. Stir to coat and cook for about 30 seconds, just to toast the chili powder.
• Lower the heat to medium and add the finely diced onion and poblanos to the pan. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and stir. Cook, stirring occasionally and adding small splashes of water as needed to prevent any scorching, for about 10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened.
• Add the rest of the vegetables to the pan and season with another 1 teaspoon salt. Cook in the same way (stirring and watering as needed), for about 10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened.
• Add 1 ¼ cups water to the pan, then the can of tomatoes and their juices, crushing each tomato in your fist before you drop it in. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, until the consistency is as thick as you like it.
• Serve hot with whatever toppings you want.