Chicken Chili

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup leek, chopped (or use chopped onions)
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons cumin, ground
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 lb turkey sausage, ground
• 3 cups chicken, cooked and chopped
• 2 (16 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained
• 2/3 cup barley
• 2 teaspoons pickled jalapeno peppers
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 -8 cups kale, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded, optional garnish
• chopped green onion, optional garnish
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot heat oil over medium heat. stir in leeks and garlic and saute for 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in cumin, cumin seed and sausage, cooking until sausage browns.
• 3 stir in chicken, beans barley, jalapeno, broth and kale and bring to a boil. simmer for 20 minutes or until barley is cooked.
• 4 serve topped with cheese, green onions and sour cream if desired.