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Buffalo Chicken Chili (with ground chicken)

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
A cozy buffalo chicken chili made with ground chicken, creamy white beans, and tangy buffalo sauce. It's ready in about 30 minutes, easy to adjust for any spice level, and perfect topped with a spoonful of sour cream.

Ingredients

Optional toppings

  • Sliced jalapenos
  • Sliced avocados
  • Diced red onion
  • Tortilla chips
  • Shredded Mexican cheese or Blue Cheese

Instructions 

  • Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, chili powder, and ground cumin. Saute, stirring frequently, until softened, 5-7 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 more seconds.
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 medium onion, 2 stalks celery, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 2 cloves garlic
    Diced onions, celery, and spices are being stirred with a wooden spoon in a white pot on a marble countertop.
  • Add the ground chicken and saute, stirring constantly and breaking the large chunks of the meat, for 5 minutes, or until the meat is no longer pink.
    1 pound ground chicken
    A pot with cooked ground meat and chopped green vegetables being stirred with a wooden spoon on a marble countertop.
  • Put the fire-roasted tomatoes, chicken stock, buffalo wing sauce, and cannellini beans into the pot and stir. Bring it to a boil then reduce the heat and let it simmer, uncovered, for 15-17 minutes.
    28 ounce can diced tomatoes, 1 cup chicken stock, ½ cup buffalo wing sauce, 2 15-ounce cans cannellini bean
    A close-up of a pot of chili with ground meat, diced tomatoes, white beans, onions, and green peppers being stirred with a wooden spoon.
  • When ready to serve, ladle the chili into bowls and add your favorite toppings.
    A bowl of chili with white beans, ground meat, tomatoes, celery, sliced avocado, and sliced jalapeño, held in two hands over a marble surface.
Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 207kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 99mg, Sodium: 1111mg, Potassium: 763mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 617IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 34mg, Iron: 2mg