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Chipotle Chicken Chili or "C3"

This chipotle chicken chili has smoky chipotle peppers, shredded chicken, and hearty beans for a meal that will fill you up and satisfy your taste buds.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Cost: $9.51 recipe / $1.19 serving
Servings: 8
Calories: 287.75kcal
Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil $0.24
  • 1 yellow onion $0.28
  • 2 cloves garlic $0.16
  • 3/4 lb. chicken breast $1.46
  • 1 32oz. bottle V8 juice $2.69
  • 1 15oz. can diced tomato $0.95
  • 1 15oz. can kidney beans $0.99
  • 1 15oz. can black beans $1.19
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels $0.54
  • 1/2 4oz. can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce up to, $0.68
  • 1 Tbsp chili powder $0.15
  • 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin $0.08
  • 1 tsp dried oregano $0.05
  • salt to taste, $0.05

Instructions

  • Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Cook both in a large pot with olive oil over medium heat until soft and transparent (about 5 minutes).
  • Add the chicken breast, V8 juice, diced tomatoes, beans (drained), corn, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. Stir to combine. Open the can of chipotle peppers and take two out. Mince them and add to the pot. Take two spoonfuls of the adobo sauce from the can and add to the pot as well. Stir it on up.
  • Bring the pot up to a boil over medium-high heat with a lid. Once reaches a boil, reduce the heat to low and let the pot simmer for one hour (lid on).
  • After an hour, carefully remove the chicken breast and shred the meat using two forks. Return the shredded meat to the pot. Give the chili a taste and add more chipotle peppers if desired. Add salt as needed. I added about one teaspoon of salt, but this will depend on how salty your beans were, so start with a little and add more as needed.

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Notes

Enjoy! Goes great with cornbread, cheddar cheese, or a dollop of sour cream!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 287.75kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.15g | Protein: 18.04g | Fat: 8.1g | Sodium: 754.54mg | Fiber: 11.68g