Just Right Chili

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 (15 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans beans (great northern beans, cannelli beans, etc.)
• 1 (8 ounce) can corn
• 2 jalapeno peppers
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons fat-free half-and-half or 3 tablespoons light cream
• 1 tablespoon tabasco jalapeno sauce
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• fresh ground salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 parboil chicken for 10-15 minutes or until almost fully cooked. allow to cool a bit and then cube.
• 2 melt butter in a stockpot, add chopped onion and garlic and saute 1-2 minutes.
• 3 add broth, cubed chicken, beans and corn.
• 4 add chopped jalapeno pepper. if you like a milder chili, scrape out the seeds before chopping, and discard them.
• 5 in a small bowl, mix cornstarch and half and half. add mixture to stockpot.
• 6 bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
• 7 add tabasco green pepper sauce, cumin, salt and pepper. (sometimes i add a few pinches of fresh cilantro if i have it on hand) simmer 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until everything is well mixed.