Chicken Chili

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 3 ounces mushrooms, large ones cut into half
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 lb canned beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 small tomato, chopped
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 -4 green olives or 3 -4 black olives, chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro or 1 tablespoon parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large pan over medium heat.
• 2 sauté chopped onions, garlic, ginger root, and jalapeno chili 5 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms, cook, covered, until mushrooms are wilted, about 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in flour; cook 1 minute longer.
• 5 add chicken, beans, chicken broth, oregano, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and bay leaf.
• 6 heat to boiling.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked, 20 to 30 minutes.
• 8 discard bay leaf, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 9 spoon chili into bowls; sprinkle each serving with tomato, green onion, olives and cilantro/parsley.