How to Make Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese | EatingWell

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Chicken thighs are more flavorful and often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Place half of the rinsed beans in a small bowl; using a whisk or potato masher, mash until smooth.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy pot over high heat. Add chicken pieces, 1 teaspoon cumin and ¼ teaspoon salt; cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes.

Add 1½ cups onion, the chopped garlic and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is translucent and tender, about 3 minutes.

Add the remaining rinsed whole beans, the mashed beans, 2 cups broth and 2 (4-ounce) cans chiles; stir, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil over high heat.

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