Ground Chicken Chili

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Thick and robust, this white ground chicken chili recipe is made with ground chicken, corn, peppers, beans, and herbs. It has a creamy, beer-based sauce.

Ingredients

2 pounds ground chicken
1 cup water
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium green bell pepper, diced
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 small beef bouillon, crumbled, or more to taste
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
1/2 cup white sugar
1 (8 ounce) tub whipped cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer

Directions

1 Combine chicken and water in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook and stir, breaking up chicken finely, about 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeños, and garlic; cook until vegetables are soft and liquid is nearly cooked off, about 5 minutes.
2 Stir in bouillon, chili powder, salt, basil, oregano, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; reduce heat to medium. Taste and adjust seasonings. Stir in pinto beans, great northern beans, corn, and sugar. Add cream cheese and sour cream; cook and stir until thoroughly combined. Stir in beer.
3 Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes.