Lime Chicken Chili Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup with 5 tortilla strips and 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • Calories:
  • 357
  • Fat:
  • 14 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 55 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 643 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 40 g
  • Fiber:
  • 8 g
  • Protein:
  • 21 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 3 vegetable, 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.


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Lime Chicken Chili

Light & Tasty

Lime juice gives this chili a zesty twist, while canned tomatoes and beans make preparation a snap. Try serving bowls with toasted tortilla strips. —Diane Randazzo of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania

SERVINGS: 6

CATEGORY: Soup

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep: 25 min. Cook: 40 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 each medium sweet yellow, red and green pepper, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper blend
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
  • 1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 flour tortillas (8 inches), cut into 1/4-inch strips
  • 6 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream

Directions:

In a large saucepan, saute the onion, peppers and garlic in oil for 7-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add chicken; cook and stir over medium heat for 8-9 minutes or until no longer pink.
    Stir in the flour, cocoa and seasonings. Add tomatoes, lime juice and lime peel. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in beans; heat through.
    Meanwhile, place tortilla strips on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until crisp. Serve chili with sour cream and tortilla strips. Yield: 6 servings.


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