White Chili

This is a really good soupy soup.
You can find several variations of it and here is mine.

2 T. olive oil

1 onion-chopped

2 garlic cloves-squeezed through a press

3/4 C. chopped celery

@ 4 cooked, boneless chicken breasts, shredded or chopped

1 large can of chicken broth (48 oz. or so)

2 C. water

2 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. dried oregano

couple good shakes of cayenne pepper

1 large jar of great northern beans (I use Randalls in a jar-48 oz.)



Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and saute onion, garlic and celery for @ 10 minutes or until tender.

Add, chicken (in this instance I used a can of chicken breast-one of the tall short ones)
chicken broth, water, cumin,oregano and cayenne pepper.

Mash or blend about 1/3 of the beans to thicken the broth and add it and the beans.
I also added a mixture of 2T.flour and 1/2 C. water to thicken it as well, although not necessary.

Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and simmer about 30 minutes.

Serve with your favorite cheese, crackers, bread or cornbread,etc.
We grate up sharp cheddar.