White Chili From the Kitchen of Mary

Mary Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow?

Mary is my big sister, previous roommate (when we were in Elementary), my example and friend.

For my wedding she spent hours making me a recipe book filled with her delicious favorites.  Now a mother of three and an excellent chef, she is always telling Shana and I about fun things to try.  As sisters we share this love for cooking.  

Although Mary is in Spokane, we had the fam over for one of her recipes: White Chili.

Ingredients

1 T. vegetable oil

2 medium onions (1 cup)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

3 cups chicken broth

2 T. chopped fresh cilantro or 1/2 tsp ground coriander

2 T. lime juice

1 t. ground cumin

1/2 t. dried oregano

1/4 t. red pepper sauce (I couldn't find this and used Cayenne pepper instead)

1/4 t. salt

1 (11-oz) can white shoepeg or whole kernel corn, drained

1 (15-oz) can great northern beans, drained

1 (15 1/2-oz) can butter beans, drained (I couldn't find these and used white canellini beans instead)

2 cups cooked chicken breast (we grilled our chicken)

Directions: 

1) In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.  Cook onions and garlic in oil 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tneder.

2) Stir in remaining ingredients except chicken  Heat to boiling, reduce heat.  Simmer uncovered 20 minutes.  Stir in chicken; simmer about 5 minutes until hot.

(Can cook in a dutch oven)

We enjoyed this with salad and tortilla chips!  I really appreciate Mary and that she in constantly igniting creativity in me in so many ways!