I first experienced this rich, delicious soup at the Sourdough Cafe. It was quite popular and often they sold out. White Chili is a delicious blend of south west flavors! Cumin, Cilantro, Chili powder and cheese create a layer of flavors you are sure to love! Last summer I took ingredients to make this on one of our camping trips, but I forgot my recipe. I searched recipes on Pinterest but could not find one with the ingredients I knew were in this one. I ended up making a similar recipe but it didn’t compare. This has been a family favorite for over twenty years! Enjoy!

White Bean Chicken Chili
Equipment
- Large Pot or Dutch Oven
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- Spoon to stir
- ladle to serve
- garlic press
- knife and cutting board
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup butter
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 3 minced/ pressed garlic cloves
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 TBSP dried basil leaves
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 2 cans undrained Northern beans
- 3 cups 1/2 inch cooked chicken cubes or cooked shredded chicken breast
- 2 TBSP Fresh, chopped cilantro
- 1 container sour cream for garnish
- 1 Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese for garnish
- 1 Tortilla chips for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in the melted butter, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender.
- Stir in chicken broth, spices, herbs, beans and chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve with a dollop of Sour Cream, shredded Pepper Jack Cheese, and Tortilla chips. Enjoy!

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I might just make it once to see what I’m missing. Sounds delicious. Trouble is that my husband hates cheese so I generally adjust recipes that have it. I suspect though that the pepper jack cheese is the star of this show. 😏