Award Winning Chicken Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
• 6 cups water, or as needed to cover
• 3 (15.5 ounce) cans white beans, drained
• 2 (15.5 ounce) cans hominy, drained
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chiles
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, or more to taste
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon, or more to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded monterey jack cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 45 mins

Ready Time: 13 hrs 5 mins


• cover chicken with water in a large pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. remove chicken and set aside to cool. reserve cooking liquid. shred chicken when cool enough to handle.
• combine chicken, cooking liquid, white beans, hominy, onion, green chiles, garlic, cumin, oregano, and chicken bouillon in a slow cooker. cover and refrigerate overnight.
• cook chicken and bean mixture on low in slow cooker for 4 to 4 1/2 hours. top individual servings with monterey jack cheese.