White Chicken Chili

Warm. Comforting. Gut Healing.

This chili is perfect for these chilly Boston evenings!

Good-for-your-gut ingredients:

• Bone Broth-soothes and heals the mucosal barrier lining the gut (important for immunity!)

• Cumin-a carminative herb that helps move food through the intestines and reduces bloat and unwanted gas

• Beans-one of the richest sources of fiber in the diet; promotes production of butyrate-a short chain fatty acid that has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects on the gut

• Oregano-naturally antimicrobial and antifungal herb ie helpful at fighting away the ‘bad guys’ in the gut!

What you need:

• 2 tsp avocado oil

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 1 small onion

• 1 small jalapeno

• 1 green bell pepper

• 1 small can of green chilis

• 5 organic boneless skinless chicken thighs

• 1 T ground cumin

• 1 tsp dried oregano

• 1 can white cannellini beans

• 2 cups chicken bone broth + 2 cups water

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

• salt and pepper to taste

• garnish: green onion, more fresh cilantro, dairy free sour cream

• *optional optimizer ingredient*: large handful of chopped swiss chard or spinach

How you do it:

1. Wash/peel and chop onion, chop/mince garlic; dice jalapeno and bell pepper

   If you like it spicy, leave the majority of the jalapeno seeds; if not, remove most of the seeds

2. Turn a large pot on medium heat and drizzle with avocado oil and allow to warm for a minute; add garlic, onion and allow to cook until sizzling/translucent

3. Add chopped peppers and diced green chilis and turn heat to medium/high; when peppers are turning bright green after a few minutes add in chicken thighs (recommend cubing the raw chicken prior to adding to the pot)

4. Place top on the pot and allow chicken to cook almost all of the way through ~ 5-6 minutes

5. Add cumin and oregano and once spices are mixed in and fragrant, add beans and broth/water + pinch of salt and a few cracks of fresh pepper

6. Return top to pot, reduce heat to medium and allow flavors to meld for 3-5 minutes until chicken fully cooked

7. Remove from heat, stir in fresh cilantro + greens if using and serve with garnishes!

   ->Instant pot version: At step 2->turn on saute function of your instant pot; add the oil/garlic/onion and cook for 3-4 minutes; cube the chicken and add that to the pot; cook for just a few minutes to sear the outside (don't cook chicken all the way); add the remaining ingredients except the cilantro and pressure cook for 20-25 minutes

Tip: Recommend serving with plantain chips and guac or gluten free cornbread :)

Makes ~6 servings