Alison from "The Sticky Kitchen"

I would like to introduce everyone to a friend of mine and food blogger Alison. We met four years ago in Toronto, both of us were part of a mother's group called "MomVet". While Alison has moved to Calgary we still keep in touch. Both of us have recently started blogging about our separate passions - food and fashion.

This is a very special post to the readers of my “Chic” friend Iva.  As the cold weather begins to roll in (already here in Calgary) I invite you to stay warm with my Creamy Chicken Chili.  The recipe is really a meal in a bowl with chicken, white beans, peppers, sweet corn all in a velvety broth with a little heat. 

I started my recipe sharing blog called The Sticky Kitchen earlier this year as I work on a cookbook that is all about cooking with friends.  My hope is that the sticky kitchen recipes will entice you to cook more; include friends and kids in the preparation, which will ultimately increase your enjoyment of healthy foods. 

Make your Creamy Chicken Chili ahead of time and put it in the fridge so the flavours meld together to warm our insides like a nice warm scarf on a cold fall morning. 

Creamy Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 large onion, diced

5 cloves garlic, minced

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

3 cups chicken broth + more if needed

1/2 cup white wine

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon dried cilantro leaves

1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 yellow pepper, diced

1 green pepper, diced

1 28 oz can navy beans, rinsed and drained

3 cups corn (fresh or frozen)

2 cups milk

1/3 cup all purpose flour

Optional toppings:  fresh cilantro, shredded cheese like Monterrey jack or old cheddar, diced jalapenos, tomatoes, whatever you like.

Instructions:

1.    Heat your Dutch oven on medium heat, add oil and then onions.  Stir constantly and cook for approximately 3 minutes until onions begin to soften. 

2.    Add in minced garlic and chicken and cook another 5 minutes.

3.    Add chicken broth, wine, spices, peppers, beans and corn and bring to a boil.

4.    Reduce heat to low and simmer for another 30 minutes. 

5.    In a small bowl whisk together milk and flour and add to chili and continue heating until it begins to thicken.  To insure there are no clumps you can pour mixture through a strainer into your pot. 

6.    Taste and season chili with extra salt and/or cayenne if you like it spicy.  Add additional broth if your chili gets too thick. 

7.    Garnish with favorite toppings just before serving or let your family add their own.    

I would like to thank Alison for sharing such a great recipe with us. Very appropriate for the weather we are having in Toronto today (and for many more to come). I should be ready to unveil my post on Alison's blog so come and see what I'm wearing. If I'm not there you can check later. I'm not going anywhere...except maybe Costco and the outfit is very appropriate.

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