Best Quick Chicken Chili Recipes

QUICK CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine onion and celery in a pot over medium heat. Cook about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add green chiles, then chili powder and 1 can cannellini beans. Cook until flavors marry, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour remaining can of beans into a bowl and mash to a paste consistency. Add mashed beans to the onion and bean mixture. Add chicken stock and cooked chicken. Reduce heat and simmer about 25 minutes.

QUICK-FIX CHICKEN CHILI MOLE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add red bell peppers and jalapenos and saute for 5 more minutes, until soft. Stir in chili seasoning packet and cinnamon and cook until spices are fragrant. Add tomatoes, pinto beans, shredded chicken, and beer. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in chocolate just before serving. Garnish with grated Cheddar and chopped scallions, if desired.
• Place the garlic cloves in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the garlic is finely minced. Spoon the minced garlic into a jar and pour over enough oil to cover the garlic. Seal well and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

QUICK WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven or heavy stockpot. Add the chicken and onion and saute 5 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink.
• Stir in the minced garlic, green chiles, cumin, oregano, cloves, and cayenne. Saute for 3 minutes to blend the flavors. Stir in the beans and the chicken broth and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Serve in bowls topped with cheese and a dollop of sour cream.
• Serve with corn bread, avocado, salsa, or corn chips.

QUICK CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Purée broth, tomatoes, chiles, onion, garlic, cilantro, seeds, cumin, and salt in a blender until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Heat oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then pour in sauce and boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coarsely shred chicken.
• Stir chicken and beans (with juices) into chili, then reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

QUICK WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat olive oil, add chopped chicken and cook until no longer pink.
• Add onion and cook until transparent.
• Add chilies, flour, cumin, garlic, and Season All; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add beans and chicken broth; bring to a boil; reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Add chicken; cook until hot.
• Garnish with cheese, sour cream and salsa, if desired.

QUICK PINTO BEAN CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Saute onions, celery, and bell pepper in olive oil.
• 2. Add the chicken and saute until the onions are translucent.
• 3. Turn down the heat. Add smoked paprika and rest of the spices.
• 4. Cover and simmer about 5-minutes to infuse the smoked paprika into the chicken.
• 5. Add broth.
• 6. Then add Rotel tomatoes and refried pinto beans. (For this recipe, I use ready-made beans, which I might have used for another meal).
• 7. Stir the pot well so beans are mixed in. Cover and bring to a boil; then turn down to simmer for 30-40 minutes.
• 8. Add shredded cheese just before serving with your favorite chips or crackers.

QUICK RED CHICKEN CHILI (WITH CHOCOLATE!)

Steps:

• Prepare the chickens by pulling all the meat from the bones and tearing into bite sized pieces. Reserve the bones and skin.
• Combine the chicken bones and skin, chicken broth and 4 cups of water in a large pot and bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer until the bones release their flavour - about 30 minutes. Strain the broth into a large bowl, now discard the bones and skin.
• Heat oil in a large roasting pan set over 2 burners on medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until soft - about 5 minutes. Add chili powder, cumin and oregano, reduce heat to a medium-low & cook, stirring until spices are fragrant; 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, tomatoes and broth; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally to blend the flavours, for about 30-40 minutes.
• Stir in the beans, garlic and chocolate, simmer to blend flavours for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the cornmeal over the chili, stir in and simmer for a further 2-3 minutes or until it has thickened up.
• Turn off the heat, cover and let stand for about 5 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and serve immediately with your choice of accompaniments.

QUICK RED CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine chicken bones and skin, chicken broth and 4 C water in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, patially cover and simmer until bones release their flavor about 30 min. Strain and discard bones and skin. Heat oil in a large roasting pa n set over 2 burners on med-hi heat. Add onions and saute until soft, 4-5 min Add chili powder, cumin and oregano, reduce heat to med- low and cook , until spices are fragrant, 1-2- min. Stir in chicken, tomatoes and broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occ about 25-30 min. Stir in beans, garlic and chocolate and simmer to blend flavors about 5 min.Sprinkle cornmeal over chili, stir in and simmer to thicken chili, 1-2 min longer. Turn off heat, cover and let stand for 5 min.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Stir together the corn, hominy, pinto beans, and kidney beans in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Stir in the salsa, chili powder, cumin, and water; return to a boil. Cook another 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken to serve.