Buffalo Chicken Chili

PREP TIME: 15 Minutes

START TO FINISH: 8 Hours 15 Minutes

Makes 6 servings

 

INGREDIENT

• 2½ lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
• 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 can (28 oz) organic diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 cup chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup gluten-free buffalo wing sauce (from 12-oz jar)
• Crumbled blue cheese, if desired

 

 

METHOD

1 Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker,

mix all ingredients except buffalo wing sauce and cheese.

 

2 Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.

 

3 Stir in buffalo wing sauce. Serve sprinkled with blue cheese.

 

1 Serving (1½ cups): Calories 430 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 16g (Saturated Fat

5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 115mg; Sodium 920mg; Total Carbohydrate 27g (Dietary

Fiber 9g); Protein 46g Exchanges: 1 Starch, ½ Other Carbohydrate, 1 Vegetable, 6 Very

Lean Meat, 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2

 

Tip If you don’t have buffalo wing

sauce, you can use a mixture of ½

teaspoon red pepper sauce and ¼

teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne).