Description

Is it possible for a soup to be light yet hearty?! You bet! Fresh ingredients come together with warming spices and garnishes that tie it all together. A hint of spice from the salsa verde, mixed jalapenos is mellowed by the bright lime juice. This recipe came to be trying a kick ass White Chili from a dear friend and fellow nutrient loving human. Check her out on www.alixbarth.com.

Besides ingredients and garnishes being green the use of salsa verde, which is tomatillo based hence the green color. This is great meal that can be made ahead and frozen for later as well. Check out my instagram reel guiding you through the steps.

Ingredients

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Soup:

2 lbs ground chicken, thawed
2 cans cannelli white beans, rinsed, drained
24oz quality chicken bone broth (store bought or home made – bonafide)
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup Dino kale, cleaned, stem removed, rough chop
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 jalapeño (1/2 seeds removed), diced
1/2 cup premade salsa verde
1/5 cup chopped pickled jalapeños
1 bay leaf
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tsp seat salt or Celtic sea salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp avocado oil

Garnishes:

sliced ripe avocado
washed rough chopped cilantro
sliced green onion
fresh or pickled jalapenos
fresh lime wedges sour cream or plain greek yogurt (*optional: dairy/vegan)
corn chips or plantain chips

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Instructions

Heat dutch oven on medium heat, add avocado oil and saute onion, chopped raw jalapeno and minced garlic until onion is translucent. Keep stirring to keep garlic from burning.
Lower heat to medium low and combine ground chicken, chopped pickled jalapenos and salsa verde.
Next add one bay leaf, white beans, and bone broth. Stir and place lid on to cook for a few minutes.
Adjust heat to low adding all the spices, stirring frequently. Place lid back on and simmer for up 30 minutes.
Still on low heat, remove bay leaf and discard. Ladle 1-2 cups of chili into high powered blender, set on high. Add mixture back to dutch oven and stir to combine .
Turn off heat and stir in chopped kale. Serve warm with garnishes or allow to cool and store in air tight glass containers.

Notes

in a pinch for time, use pulled rotisserie chicken instead of raw ground chicken. Add in before the kale to warm up fully
if you like more spice leave all the seeds in your raw jalapeno
use organic when possible
the type of broth makes a big difference in flavor, find a one that has minimal ingredients such as garlic, carrots, onions, celery, chicken bones, etc. A bone broth is ideal since they will have a richer flavor plus more protein.

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 30