Recipe - Hustlin Hoosiers White Chili

1 pound DRY NORTHERN BEANS
4 cup WATER
5 cup CHICKEN BROTH
1 md ONION; CHOPPED (One half CUP)
4 lg CLOVES GARLIC; MINCED
1 tablespoon COOKING OIL
1 FRESH JALAPENO PEPPER;
THINLY SLICED
1 tablespoon CUMIN SEED
2 teaspoon DRIED OREGANO; CRUSHED
One fourth teaspoon GROUND RED PEPPER (up TO
1/2)
One fourth teaspoon GROUND CLOVES
2 cup CHOPPED COOKED CHICKEN
SHREDDED MONTEREY JACK
CHEESE

SALSA

DAIRY SOUR CREAM

*recipe from Indiana University/Midwest Living 2/97

1. Rinse beans. In a dutch oven or kettle, combine beans and the water.
bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer for 2 minutes. remove from the heat.
cover and let stand for 1 hour. (or soak beans in cold water overnight in a
covered pan.) drain and rinse beans.

2. in the same dutch oven or kettle, combine beans, broth, One fourth cup of the
onion and the garlic. bring to boililng; reduce heat. cover and simmer for
about 1 hour or till beans are tender. mash beans slightly.

3. meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook remaining onion in cooking oil till
tender, but not brown. remove from heat. stir in jalapeno pepper, cumin
seed, oregano, red pepper and cloves. stir into bean mixture. stir in
chicken. cook and stir till heated through.

4. serve in bowls with cheese, salsa and sour cream. makes 68 servings.

****easily doubled. this can be made with reducedsodium chicken broth.
also using fat free sour cream and fat free cheese.

Posted to KitMailbox Digest by JeannePie@aol.com on Jul 22, 1997