White Bean Chili

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter ()
• 5 cups chicken stock see 
• 0.5 bunch cilantro leaves chopped
• 1 pound navy beans dried
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1.5 cups chiles fresh green canned chopped ( or )
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin 
• 1 teaspoons ground pepper black
• 0.8 cup onion diced
• 1 tablespoon oregano dried
• 1 pinch pepper flakes red
• 1 pound chicken breasts boneless skinless finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper white

Equipment

• sauce pan
• pot

Directions

1. Rinse beans well, cover with cool water, and soak for 2 hours.
2. Drain.
3. Put the beans in large pot with the chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. In a saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.
5. Add the garlic, onion, and chiles and saute for 5 minutes.
6. Add chile mixture to pot with beans.
7. Add the chicken, cumin, oregano, pepper, white pepper, red pepper flakes, and cilantro. Lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
8. Serve with cornbread, if desired.