Almost there Chicken Chili***

Turns out I like to grate garlic too!
This is a slow cook, crock pot recipe.

Ingredients:

4 chicken thighs
1 cup low sodium, low fat chicken broth*
1 med red bell pepper
1/2 a large onion
1 and 1/2 cup cannellini beans no salt added (about 1 15oz can)
1tsp of ground cumin
1 tbsp of chili powder**
1/2 tbsp Mrs. Dash (spicy)
1 tsp of grated garlic
1 tbsp of ground pepper
1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
1-2 tbsp olive oil

Makes 4 servings. Recommended to serve with rice.

1. Heat olive oil in skillet. Season chicken thighs with Mrs. Dash and 1/2 tbsp ground pepper. Brown chicken in skillet.

2. Chop onion and bell pepper place in bottom of crock pot.

3. Measure 1 cup beans and mash (it will thicken the chili). Add to crock pot.

4. Add remaining 1/2 cup of beans to pot.

5. Add/mix grated garlic, cumin, rest of ground pepper, sea salt and chili powder to the vegetables in the pot.

6. Pour the chicken broth over top of vegetables in crock pot.

7. Place browned chicken thighs on top in crock pot.

8. Cook on high for two hours.

9. Remove chicken thighs and shred. Add back to pot. Cook on high and add extra seasonings as desired for additional hour. The additional hour is to assure the beans, red pepper, and onion are cooked well. If they are done to your liking then just keep warm.

*Read the ingredient label...I recommend organic, there is a lot of misc ingredients in a lot of the broths out there.

**Add more or less seasonings as you like, if you like it spicy add more or red pepper flakes, or even a chopped jalapeno.

***You are responsible for understanding the nutritional and mineral content of the food you consume. Not me, which is why it is not posted. I do not claim that any of the recipes in this blog necessarily meet the renal diet restrictions. I am NOT a certified dietitian.