| Thickened with peanuts like some Veracruz | | | | make it the same way twice. In a large skillet |
| sauces, and made with the classic Mexican | | | | over medium-high heat, brown the onions until |
| technique of blending and then frying the sauce | | | | translucent and then add the chicken, stirring |
| ingredients, this mild chili makes for an earthy | | | | occasionally until all the pieces are evenly brown. |
| modern-day meal. Heat a large saucepan over | | | | Set aside. In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, |
| medium heat, add olive oil. Chop the chicken into | | | | bring the chicken broth and green chile peppers to |
| bite-size pieces and add to the saucepan. Brown | | | | a boil. Stir in the cans of cannellini beans, corn, |
| the chicken till done, about 10-12 minutes. Add all | | | | garlic, cumin, crushed red pepper, smoked paprika, |
| canned ingredients, then all the spices. Stir well. | | | | and chili powder. Stir in the chicken and onion |
| Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer | | | | mixture. |
| 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and | | | | Let cook for a long time, at least a half hour, and |
| pepper to taste. Serve with sour cream, cheese, | | | | then add the cream of chicken soup. I usually put |
| chives or anything you would put on chili.use less | | | | the sour cream in it after it's cooked, although if it |
| chili pepper if you prefer milder heat levels. | | | | seems to need thickening, I add more. I apologize |
| Coconut cream is available in Asian markets and | | | | for the can of cream of chicken soup. I usually |
| some supermarkets; if you can't find it, here's the | | | | hate recipes that call for canned soup, but once I |
| perfect substitute: Open a can of coconut milk | | | | made this recipe and left it out, and…well, |
| without shaking it first, and use the thick cream | | | | it didn't taste as good. I'm sorry to say this, but |
| at the top plus enough of the milk to make one | | | | it's true. I suppose a more ambitious person could |
| cup. It's time for a recipe. Lately, between playing | | | | create their own cream of chicken stuff that |
| free rice and writing my novel (I'm actually using | | | | would be just as good, but this recipe has the |
| my outline and writing five pages a day), I've | | | | advantage of being quick, easy, and tastes |
| been been reading recipes and trying to come up | | | | wonderful on a cold evening. And it's even better |
| with the perfect white chicken chili. | | | | the next night! And by the third night, it's the best |
| I'm ready to share this one, although if you make | | | | thing you ever put in your mouth! Ready you are |
| it, you should feel free to make alterations to it. | | | | Chili Chicken with Basil and Coconut Please visit in |
| Every time I make it, I love it more than I did the | | | | the site for extra details. |
| last time, and I suspect that's because I never | | | | |