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Quick Green Chicken Chili

By Alli Berkey

Published on June 4, 2018

Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Quick Green Chicken Chili

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped fine¾ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt 3 garlic cloves, minced2 teaspoons ground cumin 4 cups chicken broth 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed1 cup jarred green salsa 1 (2½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Before You Begin

Serve the chili with lime wedges and sour cream.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, pepper, and salt and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  2. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in broth, beans, and salsa and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have melded, about 10 minutes.
  3. Using back of wooden spoon, mash some beans against side of pot until chili is slightly thickened. Stir in chicken and cilantro and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Serve.
Quick Green Chicken Chili
Photography by Steve Klise.

Quick Green Chicken Chili

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Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped fine
¾ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
1 cup jarred green salsa
1 (2½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped fine
¾ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
1 cup jarred green salsa
1 (2½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped fine
¾ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
1 cup jarred green salsa
1 (2½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Why This Recipe Works

Using ready-made supermarket products such as rotisserie chicken and jarred green salsa makes this bold, delicious green chili quick and simple.

Before You Begin

Serve the chili with lime wedges and sour cream.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, pepper, and salt and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  2. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in broth, beans, and salsa and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have melded, about 10 minutes.
  3. Using back of wooden spoon, mash some beans against side of pot until chili is slightly thickened. Stir in chicken and cilantro and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Serve.

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