Chicken and Black Bean Chili

Chicken - Dinner

This a recipe I came up with after getting a few ideas from a friend. The combination of chipotle and cilantro really complete this chili.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Chicken and Black Bean Chili

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cooking oil

3 large skinless

boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces

sea salt to taste

1 tablespoon chili powder

or to taste

½ tablespoon ground cumin

or to taste

1 dried chipotle chili pepper

ground into powder

ground black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

1 small yellow onion

diced

1 medium green bell pepper

diced

1 medium yellow bell pepper

diced

5 cups water

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans

undrained

1 (15 ounce) can black beans

undrained

1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn

drained

1 teaspoon green pepper sauce (e.g.

Tabasco®)

1 (6 ounce) can roasted garlic tomato paste

1 bunch fresh cilantro

chopped

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place chicken in the pot; brown on all sides. Season with sea salt chili powder cumin ground chipotle black pepper and cayenne pepper. Mix in onion green bell pepper and yellow bell pepper. Pour in about 3 cups water and continue cooking 10 minutes until about 1/2 the water has evaporated.

Step 2

Mix the kidney beans black beans and corn into the pot. Season with green pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low and mix in remaining 2 cups water and tomato paste. Simmer stirring occasionally 30 minutes or until thickened. Top with cilantro to serve.

Nutritional Information

Chicken and Black Bean Chili

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 309.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 29.1g 58%

Carbohydrates: 30.5g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 7.8g 31%

Sugars: 4.1g

Fat: 8.5g 13%

Saturated Fat: 1.5g 8%

Cholesterol: 58.6mg 20%

Vitamin A Iu: 1628.6IU 33%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.8mg 91%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 28%

Vitamin C: 61.4mg 102%

Folate: 41.1mcg 10%

Calcium: 74mg 7%

Iron: 4.5mg 25%

Magnesium: 39.9mg 14%

Potassium: 396.7mg 11%

Sodium: 712.3mg 29%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 16%

Calories From Fat: 76.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.