White Chicken Chili

Name: White Chicken Chili
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 700g (1.5 lb) chicken breast; 500g (2.5 cups) white beans, drained; 200g (1.5 cups) sweetcorn; 150g (1 medium) onion, diced; 150g (2/3 cup) Greek yogurt, 0%; 60g (1/4 cup) cream cheese, light; 12g (4 cloves) garlic, minced; 1 tbsp (12ml) olive oil; 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander seed, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp salt; 900ml / 4 cups chicken stock; 1 jalapeno, coriander, lime

SERVES 4 · 35 MIN · ONE POT

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CALORIES: 57g
PROTEIN: 43g
CARBS: 11g
FAT

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Ingredients

700g (1.5 lb) chicken breast
500g (2.5 cups) white beans, drained
200g (1.5 cups) sweetcorn
150g (1 medium) onion, diced
150g (2/3 cup) Greek yogurt, 0%
60g (1/4 cup) cream cheese, light
12g (4 cloves) garlic, minced
1 tbsp (12ml) olive oil
2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander seed, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp salt
900ml / 4 cups chicken stock; 1 jalapeno, coriander, lime

Method

Soften the onion and jalapeno in the oil, 5 min. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander and cayenne and cook 60 seconds.
Pour in the stock, add the salt, and bring to a gentle simmer.
Poach the chicken breasts whole, 15-18 min, then lift them out and shred.
Mash a quarter of the beans against the side of the pot with a spoon before adding the rest. That is the entire thickening method - no flour, no cornflour.
Simmer the beans and corn 8 min.
Take the pot off the heat and let it stop bubbling completely. Stir the cream cheese in until it disappears.
Temper the yogurt: stir a ladle of hot soup into the yogurt in a bowl first, then that mixture back into the pot. Yogurt added cold and direct will split into grains.
Return the chicken, warm through without boiling, and finish with lime and coriander.

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Tip: the pot must be off the boil before the yogurt goes in. This is the one step that decides whether the soup is creamy or curdled.

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KeepsFridge 4 days. Reheat gently - boiling it will split the yogurt after the fact.

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