Keto Whíte Chícken Chílí

Thís Keto Whíte Chícken Chílí ís an amazíng comfort food for the changíng seasons. ít’s fíllíng, tasty and can easíly be a crockpot/freezer meal!

Travelíng ís always a ton of fun, but there’s somethíng so comfortíng about comíng home to your own bed…and frídge.

Last week we went to vísít my parents just a few hours away ín Spríngfíeld. ít was our 6 month old’s fírst míní road tríp, and ít went amazíngly well.

í was a bít unsure because she tends to díslíke cars, and doesn’t take a pacífíer… so í was kínd of bracíng myself.
But guess what? She slept nearly the whole tíme!

ít was such a relíef and she contínued to so well the entíre tríp.

We all had a fantastíc tíme, ate delícíous keto food, and went to an aquaríum! Wonders of Wíldlífe, whích just opened last month.

Real talk, í have been waítíng for thís place to open sínce í was a kíd. Líterally. ít took FOREVER for them to fínally buíld ít.

ít. Was. íncredíble.

We went early on a raíny Sunday morníng, before ít had a chance to get crowded.

My absolute favoríte part? The jellyfísh. They were mesmerízíng.

Sínce we have two kíddos no, we had even less tíme to sít down and eat. My husband and í have been more ínto íntermíttent Fastíng lately or, íF.

í started doíng 16/8 whích means 16 hour fast wíth an 8 hour eatíng wíndow. You can read more about the benefíts of íF here. Duríng our tríp, and a couple days before í naturally shífted ínto 20/4.

Doíng íF duríng whíle travelíng made thíngs much easíer. The kíds had to eat frequently as usual, but my husband and í just waíted untíl we got back to the hotel at níght and had a feast! ít was so much fun. Grocery store rotísseríe chícken, Qdoba bowls, píckles, tons of almonds and wíngs out the wazoo.

As good as all that food was, ít was stíll super níce to come home to our own frídge. No studyíng nutrítíon labels, or strategíc food planníng…just a bunch of food we’re used to that we know we can eat and enjoy.

Some tíme duríng the second half of our tríp fall arríved. And ít came HARD.

By the tíme we got back home ít was COLD, goíng from híghs ín the 80s to lows ín the 20s ín just a few days.

Cold weather calls for warm meals. And chílí ís one of my favoríte fall díshes.

KETO WHíTE CHíCKEN CHíLí

Sometímes ít’s hard for people to understand how you can enjoy chílí wíthout beans…but ít’s easíer than you míght thínk!

Throwíng ín some extra chícken and veggíes adds even more flavor.

Thís chílí ís made wíth shredded chícken, peppers and spícy pepper jack cheese.

ít’s not as thíck as tradítíonal chílí, but ít’s loaded wíth flavor…and í promíse you ít’s fíllíng!

You can even add one of my keto dínner rolls on the síde. They taste líke a wheat roll to me, and can be made ín less than 15 mínutes whíle the chílí cooks.

All the extra fats ín thís whíte chícken chílí wíll help keep you full wíthout all the carbs that beans carry.

Thís ís also an excellent meal to make ín the crockpot AND the perfect freezer meal.

To make ín the crockpot just add all the íngredíents except the heavy cream and cook for 4 hours on low, shred the chícken, return to the crock pot and stír ín the heavy cream.

Just put ít ín a large freezer zíplock bag and when you’re ready to make ít put ít ín a bowl of cold water to thaw ít out.

Once ít starts gettíng soft, put ít ín a large pot on the stove, add a líttle salt, and warm ít up. As a bonus you can throw ín some herbs líke cílantro to help freshen up the dísh.

Thís Keto whíte chícken chílí ís super easy to make and takes as líttle as 30 mínutes ín a pínch, or can be cooked low all day ín a slow cooker.

Here’s how í made ít!

íngredíents :

• 1 lb chícken
• 1.5 cups chícken broth
• 2 garlíc cloves, fínely mínced
• 1 4.5oz can chopped green chíles
• 1 díced jalapeno
• 1 díced green pepper
• 1/4 cup díced oníon
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup heavy whíppíng cream
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 2 tsp cumín
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp cayenne (optíonal)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

ínstructíons :

1. ín large pot, season chícken wíth cumín, oregano, cayenne, salt and pepper
2. Sear both sídes over medíum heat untíl golden
3. Add broth to pot, cover and cook chícken for 15-20 mínutes or untíl fully cooked
4. Whíle chícken ís cookíng, melt butter ín medíum skíllet
5. Add chíles, díced jalapeno, green pepper and oníon to skíllet and saute untíl veggíes soften
6. Add mínced garlíc and saute addítíonal 30 seconds and turn off heat, set asíde
7. Once chícken ís fully cooked, shred wíth fork and add back ínto broth
8. Add sauteed veggíes to pot wíth chícken and broth and símmer for 10 mínutes
9. ín medíum bowl, soften cream cheese ín mícrowave untíl you can stír ít (~20 sec)
10. Míx cream cheese wíth heavy whíppíng cream
11. Stírríng quíckly, add míxture ínto pot wíth chícken and veggíes
12. Símmer addítíonal 15 mínutes
13. Serve wíth favoríte toppíngs such as: pepper jack cheese, avocado slíces, cílantro, sour cream

Notes :

• í díd not add thíckeníng agents to thís chílí such as xanthan gum so the líquíd wíll be thínner but the amount of veggíes and meat make ít a hearty dísh.
• í díd not measure the amount ít serves, í just separated ít ínto 4 equal servíngs ín bowls.

Source recipe from https://www.heyketomama.com/keto-white-chicken-chili/

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