If you like a spicier chili, replace the mozzarella cheese with Monterey Jack cheese and/or increase the amount of hot sauce.
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken or turkey, pre-cooked and diced
- 1 stick unsalted butter, divided
- 2 large onions, chopped
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1¼ cups no-salt chicken broth
- 2 cups skim milk
- ½ tsp hot sauce
- 1½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp Mrs Dash Chicken Grilling seasoning blend
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp Oregano
- Optional: ½ tsp dried chopped cilantro (or add fresh chopped cilantro after the chili has cooked.)
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 can (16 oz) no-salt white beans or 1½ cups of pre-cooked no-salt white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 (4 oz) cans mild green chiles, drained and chopped
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- In a large sauce pan using medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp of the butter and saute the onions about 5 minutes until tender.
- Reduce heat to medium high and melt the remaining 6 Tbsp butter. Add the flour a little at a time, stirring constantly, and cook for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the onion and gradually add the broth and milk, stirring constantly until well blended. Bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in the hot sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, (optional dried cilantro) and black pepper. Add beans, green chilies, chicken (or turkey), and cheese. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
- Stir in the sour cream.
Our sodium estimates assume that you use fresh chicken or turkey with only 3% sodium per serving (instead of chicken or turkey that has been infused with a high-sodium broth).
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 139 mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
– 6% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
– 9% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 14% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
