As much as we love dining out, my favorite part of the week is cooking Sunday supper with Nick. We usually reserve this day for any slow-cooking or soups / stews, and start early so that the aromas fill the house by the time afternoon sports are on. This weekend we made both my favorite dutch oven crusty bread and white chicken chili – the chili is easy enough for beginners, takes under an hour, and boy is it flavorful! Nick likes his brunch-style topped with a sunny side up egg. Read on below for the recipes!
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Kate Spade kitchen towelI’m also partnering today with Macy’s registry to share some of our favorite, useful registry-friendly items! Snapchat friends probably see our Le Creuset cast iron oven on the regular, producing stews, roasts, bread, and so much more. It’s quite heavy, so an added benefit of use is an extra arm workout!
Martha Stewart also makes a more affordable cast-iron pot collection that my mom uses and recommends. Our pot was thanks to a generous friend Liz who makes yummy “dutch oven crusty bread.” It’s soft on the inside, just perfect while warm with a pat of butter or olive oil. She got her pot as a wedding gift with the bread recipe card inside, and passed the tradition on to me since I always asked her to make it! We couldn’t resist baking a loaf to go with dinner (recipe here; instructional video here) – I’m no baker, but this is the simplest bread you’ll ever make. Just make sure to use instant yeast per the recipe, or proof your non-instant yeast first.
On to the chili – I love a good recipe that serves as a guideline, but can easily be adapted for individual tastes or for vegetarian friends (try veggie broth instead of chicken; extra beans and veggies instead of meat). Our recipe is adapted from Cathy on Allrecipes.
EXTRA (AP)PETITE – THE BEST WHITE CHICKEN CHILI
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 4 ounce can diced green chile peppers
- 1 jalapeno diced*
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- 2.5 cups chicken broth**
- 3 cups cooked chopped or shredded chicken***
- 3 15 ounce cans white beans
- canned or frozen corn optional
Topping Ideas
- cilantro, scallions, ground pepper, cheese or sour cream
Instructions
- Heat the oil over a large pot on medium-low heat. Cook and stir the onion until tender. Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, cayenne, and oregano. Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in the beans then chicken broth, and simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- At this point if you want a thicker texture, dip an immersion blender into your pot, and pulse a few times to puree some of the beans before adding chicken. Otherwise, just stir in the chicken and simmer another 15 minutes. ****
- Stir in optional corn at the end before turning off the heat. Serve hot and top with garnishes. I just love the added sweetness of corn and some fresh cilantro with the spices in this!
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Kate Spade apple spoon restBloopers – got hot beans up my nose due to an impatient Nick
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i love this recipe and have made it several times; thank you for sharing! I wanted to try the bread recipe this time but it seems like the link is broken. Is there a new link or do you have the recipe saved somewhere else?
LOVE this soup and have made it multiple times. But every single time I make this recipe… I misread the amount of diced green chiles as 14oz instead of one 4oz!!
Thank you for a consistent hit instant pot recipe.
Made the white bean & chicken chili recipe today. Absolutely amazing! Perfect for a cold winter day!
Made this last night! I forgot the jalapeno pepper ☹, but the recipe was still DELICIOUS without. The canned, diced chilies still added a pleasant kick. Super satisfying and warming. Used cotija and avocado as our garnishes 😀
Hi!
Is your white le creuset matte white or just white?
I love the gold knob addition!
Hi Tara, unfortunately mine is an older color and I’m not sure which of the current white options it’s closer to. The gold knobs can be purchased separately and are available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cyNuRL
x Jean
You are such a lovely couple! Your Sunday mornings looks like a real fairytale!
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I tried your recipe with all your revisions, and it was perfect! The decreased broth made for a perfect stew consistency, and the thighs were amazingly flavorful. I added a heaping handful of cilantro to finish. My new favorite stew-y food (previously was beef stew!) Thank you for sharing!!
You two look so cute together!
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Yvonne
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Your kitchen is gorgeous! You should def. do a tour blog so we can all get some inspiration. 🙂
Great recipe! You two are so cute. Looks like the perfect Sunday
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