Tomatillo, Chicken and White Bean Chili Recipe
02. Oct, 2009 
9 Comments
This recipe is a take on chili, using a big bag of tomatillos as inspiration. The chicken and beans make it light and fresh, and the roasted poblano gives it a nice smokey sweetness. If you can’t find poblano’s, try and substitute dried ancho chiles. (Poblano’s when dried are called ancho chiles.)
This is a fairly thin chili, next time I might use ground turkey or chicken, or blend up some of the tomatillos after it has cooked to make it thicker. It still came out delicious, and is a nice compromise for a September that hasn’t quite turned to Fall yet.
Tomatillo, Chicken and White Bean Chili
(serves 4-6)
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 chicken thighs, bones and skin removed, cut into 1″ pieces
1 medium onion, diced
1 serrano chile, seeds and ribs remove
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
salt and pepper
6-8 medium tomatillos, roasted and roughly chopped
1 poblano chile roasted, skinned and seeds removed, diced
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of white beans, I used navy
1 litre chicken stock
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup cilantro, minced
lime juice
Heat a large soup pot or dutch oven to medium. Add olive oil and chicken. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper and cook the meat until lightly brown all over. Should take about 5-8 minutes. Move chicken to the side and add onion, serrano, cumin and oregano and stir. Saute until onion is translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Add tomatillos, poblano chile, chickpeas and beans, stock, water and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and cook for 30-60 minutes. Before serving stir in cilantro and fresh lime juice.
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What a lovely chili. Perfect for fall weather and temperatures!
What a yummy and comforting chicken chili, it sounds delicious!
I have lots of tomatillos left in my garden, so this sounds like a winner!
Tomatillos add so much flavour to chilis and salsas!
Such a pretty picture. Love the green flecks of the minced coriander. The chili looks delicious.:)
Looks something special for cold n fever……healthy is the only word for it….keep posting. Will be visiting back soon.
Great for a cold day or any day really:)
Oh wow, that looks amazing!
I’m bookmarking this right now! I love all chilis!