Green Chili Chicken Chili
- Date:
- Jan. 18, 2026, 8:03 p.m.
- Topics:
- tex-mex
Ingredients
- 3 Tb olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, medium, finely chopped
- 1½ tsp ground cumin
- 2 lb chicken, ground
- 16 oz Salsa Verde, 1 jar
- 2 c chicken broth
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and finally diced
- 4 oz can chopped green chilies
- 2 cloves garlic, large, finely chopped
- 1½ C baked tortilla chips, about 2 ounces
- ⅓ C cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- sour cream, for serving
Instructions
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Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
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Add the onion and sauté until softened, about five minutes.
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Add the cumin and cook for one minute more.
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Add the chicken and cook, breaking it up with a fork, until browned, about 10 minutes.
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Transfer the mixture to a slow cooker.
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Add the salsa, broth, green pepper, chilies, and garlic and cook for three hours on high or for seven hours on low, then uncover and continue cooking for another hour.
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Optionally, add 1 can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies for a little bit of zip and/or some dried, ground peppers, ~ 1/2 tsp.
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Add the tortilla chips and cook uncovered for 15 minutes more.
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Stir in the cilantro, salt, and pepper and spoon into bowls, serve topped with sour cream if you’d like.