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Meena's Easy Chicken Chili
Photo: Charles Deluvio

Meena's Easy Chicken Chili

15 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

375
Calories
34g
Protein
18g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb lean ground chicken
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 1 can baked beans in tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 1 jalapeno finely chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
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Directions

1

Heat oil in a pan and brown ground chicken. Set aside.

2

Add in onions and garlic in the same pan and cook till onions become transparent and soft. Add salt, chili powder, oregano and cumin and cook for another minute, stirring constantly.

3

Add in the chopped tomatoes and cook till they blend in nicely with the onions. Add tomato paste and cook for another minute or two.

4

Add canned baked beans and water and let simmer for 10-12 minutes on low heat.

5

Serve warm with Garlic Toast and enjoy!

6

Spicy Notes:

7

Feel free to use red kidney beans instead of baked beans if you want. I just don't since I'm not too fond of Kidney Beans!

Recipe sourced from fandom

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