Chicken Chili and Yankee Cornbread

I was hungry for chili yesterday and planned on making my usual chili but realized when I got home, I was out of ground beef! In comes the chicken. I've never put chicken into chili before, so this was a first for me but I did actually like it! Still tasted like chili to me! I also finally got a chance to try Gluten Free Pantry's Yankee Cornbread mix (see below photos). It turned out "good" but I still like making it from scratch better. It was handy for being able to just throw everything in a bowl and mixing it up but it just doesn't taste the same as homemade to me! So here's the recipe for chicken chili I threw together last night!

 

 

Chicken Chili

 

Ingredients:

1 onion, diced

1/2 stick butter

1 clove minced garlic

1-2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can Bush's Best Chili Beans

1 lb shredded chicken, cooked

1 red or yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and large diced

1 tsp chili powder

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

 

Directions:

Cook the onions in a skillet with butter until translucent. Add in the minced garlic, red bell pepper, shredded chicken, and all seasonings. Cook 2-3 minutes. Add in the tomatoes and chili beans and bring to a slight boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20-30 minutes.

 

If you don't have already shredded and cooked chicken, throw some chicken breasts in the oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, let cool, and shred. I always have some already cooked and shredded in my freezer so I can add it to recipes.

 

CELIACS:

Some chili beans will contain wheat! Make sure you are reading labels and checking for:
Wheat, Tye, Barley, Oatmeal, Malt, Wheat Starch, Natural Flavoring, Modified Food Starch (wheat)!!!! Also avoid hydrolyzed vegetable protein and TVP. If you are ever unsure, look it up on the company website or call them!  Always check labels, they do CHANGE!

 

From Bush's Beans website:

Q. Are your products gluten-free?

A. As of this date, all of our BUSH'S BEST products are gluten-free. We do use corn starch in some of our products, but it does not contain gliadin gluten from wheat, barley, oats or rye grains which may cause adverse responses in persons suffering from Celiac Sprue. In addition, any vinegar used in our products is corn-based and distilled.