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Speedy Chicken Bean Chili

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪Soup 🍲 Tex-Mex 🇺🇸🇲🇽American High-Protein 💪Gluten-Free

Speedy Chicken Bean Chili is cozy and gently spiced, with tender chicken, mild green chiles, and creamy cannellini beans—half mashed for body and half left whole for texture. Aromatics like onion, celery, and garlic add depth while chili powder brings a warm kick. It’s a comforting bowl for busy weeknights or casual game-day dinners.

  • Prep10 min
  • Cook40 min
  • Serves4
  • DifficultyEasy
Speedy Chicken Bean Chili
  1. 1

    Combine the onion and celery in a pot over medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Stir in the garlic and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes more.

  3. 3

    Season with salt and pepper, add the green chiles, then the chili powder and 1 can cannellini beans, and cook until the flavors come together, about 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Meanwhile, pour the remaining can of beans into a bowl and mash to a paste-like consistency.

  5. 5

    Stir the mashed beans into the onion and bean mixture, add the chicken stock and cooked chicken, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 25 minutes.

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