Mexican Chicken Chili
- 1 pound chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons corn oil
- 4 medium onions chopped
- 2 large green bell peppers coarsely chopped, or red bell pepper
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- salt and black pepper
- 1/2 pound ground beef, extra lean ground
- 2 each bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 3 cans tomatoes undrained, 1 pound each
- 1 small avocados cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 1 cup yogurt, low-fat plain
- 13 cup cilantro minced fresh
- italian parsley
- Wrap chicken and freeze until firm, but not solid.
- Grind coarsely in processor, using onoff turns.
- Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add onions, green peppers and garlic and cook until golden brown, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
- Mix in cumin, oregano, coriander and thyme and stir 2 minutes.
- Add chicken, ground round and bay leaves.
- Cook until meat and chicken are no longer pink, breaking up with a spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Add chili powder.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add tomatoes, breaking up large pieces with a spoon.
- Mix in tomato paste, salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Uncover, reduce heat to lowest setting and cook 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently near end and adding water if necessary, to prevent buring.
- Adjust seasoning.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead and refrigerated.)
- Sprinkle avocado with lemon juice.
- Ladle chili into large soup bowls.
- Spoon 2 teaspoons yogurt in center of each.
- Top with diced avocado and minced cilantro.
- Serve hot.
chicken, corn oil, onions, green bell peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, thyme, salt, ground beef, bay leaves, chili powder, tomatoes, avocados, yogurt, cilantro, italian parsley
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mexican-chicken-chili-44795 (may not work)