Never met a shade of green I didn’t like. It’s a favorite color of mine and as you can see it is sprinkled throughout this site from the photography to my brand colors. Verde translates to Green in Spanish and Italian. For many people, the color green has strong associations with nature and brings to mind lush grass, trees, and forests. Green is often described as a refreshing and tranquil color.
On a day like today, St. Patrick’s Day “Green” was introduced to festivities in the 18th century, when the shamrock (which is, of course, green) became a national symbol. Because of the shamrock’s popularity and Ireland’s landscape, the color stuck to the holiday. In addition to St. Patrick’s shamrock representing the Holy Trinity, the three leaves of shamrocks also have other meanings. The three leaves of shamrocks represent faith, hope and love. The rare fourth leaf (on four leaf clovers) represents good luck.
The color green evokes a feeling of hopefulness, responsibility, wealth, forgiveness, comfort and energy. Green is the easiest on the eyes and should be used to relax and create balance in a design. This maybe one of the subconscious reasons why I use it so much in my life especially my meals.
Extended Soup Season
As Spring nears the weather in Dallas has been fluctuating from lows 40s to high 80s. Lately its been on cooler side which means Soup Mode is still switched to “ON”. Let me introduce the second soup that been on rotation this season alongside my Quick & Easy Best Tortilla Soup . Verde Chicken Chili gives tortilla soup vibes yet hearty like a big bowl of Texas chili without all the acidity of tomatoes.
This chili has beans, which by many Texans means it isn’t “real” chili. That is a whole other discussion for another time, let’s put a pin in that. It’s my kitchen, my rules and will add beans if my big heart desires.
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Verde Chicken Chili
- Total Time: 45 minutes
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
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
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