White Chili

Mmmmm apparently I'm on a food blogging binge.

Dinner tonight: White Chili. Not only a favorite meal of mine, but a hit with the children, too.

Chicken stock, smoked turkey, great northern beans, yellow bell peppers, hungarian wax chiles, onions, garlic, and a little butter, cream, and spices: oregano, cumin, white pepper, a little dried cilantro...

Topped with a bit of sour cream and oyster crackers. A nice meal for a cool Autumn evening. Served on the lovely plate The Grand Lunar bought me, isn't it pretty? It makes me happy.

Omit the turkey & use veggie stock to make it vegetarian, or use canned evaporated skim milk to make it low fat. Make it spicy or make it mild. Serve it with tortilla chips and a little monterey jack cheese. You really can't do this one wrong.

recipe for Kerri:
2 small-to-medium yellow onions, diced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 yellow or white bell peppers, diced small
2 yellow wax hungarian peppers (which are hot, or use the similar yellow banana peppers, which are mild, or omit or substitute something else, light green anaheim work well; just go for a light color and the heat of your choice. It's so easy!)
~ 2 T. butter
2 c. chicken stock (homemade or from bouillon base stuff, sub vegetarian if you'd like)
3/4 - 1 lb diced smoked turkey (omit for vegetarian)
2 cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 c. white flour
~1 c. cream, half & half, milk, or condensed skim milk

saut� the veggies in butter, or to keep it lower fat in a little broth.
add the chicken stock, turkey, and beans and simmer awhile
season to taste (guesses for Kerri: 1 t. ground cumin, 1 t. dried crumbled oregano, 1/4 t. white pepper, 1/2 t. dried crumbled cilantro, more cumin never hurt anyone LOL, a few shakes hickory smoke flavoring, if desired)
just before serving mix flour with cool water or broth to a thin batter, pour into soup and mix until it simmers and thickens
stir in cream and remove from heat
serve with oyster crackers, sour cream, and/or monterey jack cheese