Chili is one of the best no-brainer crowd pleasing meals that any home cook can prepare for a party or get together. Thanks to the fact that now most large grocery store chains carry ground chicken as a substitute to ground beef, you can prepare a delicious chili that's also good for you.
Instructions
Make Ground Chicken Chili
1. Buy the chicken. In most supermarkets, the ground chicken will be pre-ground and packaged already. It will most likely be in the same area as the ground beef and ground turkey. While it is always a plus to have a good relationship with the butcher that you buy from regularly, it is not necessary to have the chicken ground by the butcher. The prepackaged ground chicken will work perfectly well for this recipe. The only precaution to take is to make sure that everything that comes in contact with the chicken is thoroughly washed in very warm, soapy water afterwards, including your hands. Chicken is the number one carrier for salmonella.
2. Saute the onion, garlic and chicken. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in the sauce pan until it shimmers. Add the diced onion with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Stir through. The salt will help break down the onion. After about five minutes, once the onion is translucent, add the garlic. Add the red pepper, half of the cumin, and half of the chili powder. Stir through to combine. Cook this mixture for another five minutes. Turn the heat up to medium high and add the chicken. Break up the ground chicken with a wooden spoon as it cooks and stir it through to combine. Let this cook for six or seven minutes, until the chicken has cooked all the way through.
3. Add the wet ingredients. Once the chicken is cooked, add the can of tomato. Drain the liquid from the can of beans, and add the beans. Add the rest of the seasonings and the honey and stir through. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Once the chili comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for at least an hour. If you can let it cook for two or three hours, the chili will benefit from it.
4. Serve the chili. Spoon the chili into bowls and serve alongside condiments to top the chili with, like shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, jalapeño peppers and chopped tomatoes.
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