Cherry Chicken Chili

By suzygav

Ingredients

• 1/8 -1/8 cup canola oil
• 1 -1 Medium Onion Diced
• 2 -2 Cup Celery Diced
• 1 -1 Medium Green Pepper Diced
• 1 -1T Garlic Minced
• 1 -1 Bay Leaf
• 1/4 -1/4 t Chipotle Powder
• 1 -1 t Ground Cumin
• 1 -1 t salt
• 1 -1 t pepper
• 1 -1 T Paprika
• 1 -1 t Onion Powder
• 3 -3 15 oz. cans of white beans
• 1 -1 quart chicken stock
• 2 -2 17 oz. jars of cherry salsa (I used one hot and one mild and ordered them thru Cherry Republic.com)
• 1.25 -1.25 lb cooked diced chicken (I used like 1.5 lbs)
• 1 1/2 -1 1/2 cup Half and Half
• 1/4 -1/4 cup potato starch (I used corn starch, think it is the same)

Preparation

Step 1

-saute onion, celery and green pepper in oil for 5 min over Medium
-add garlic, stir for 30 secs
-Add all spices and continue to stir until spices are mixed well
-Add beans, chicken stock, salsa and cooked chicken
-Add Half and Half
-Bring to a simmer
-Combine starch with 1 cup of water and whip until lump free
-Whisk slowly into chili
-Bring to a simmer and allow to simmer for 20 mins, stir often
MAKES 2.5 QUARTS (it fed about 7-8 of us)

One thing...at first it was too liquidy so I added more starch/water. This helped thicken it.