Buffalo Chicken Chili

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 can kidney beans, strained and rinsed
• 1 can great northern beans, strained and rinsed
• 3 cups tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 5-6 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups vegetable broth (low sodium)
• ½ cup hot buffalo sauce
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

1. Coat the bottom of a large chili pot with extra virgin olive oil and place on the stove top over medium heat.
2. Add diced yellow onion and minced garlic to the pot and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Place the ground chicken in the pot and continue to sauté for an additional 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. When the meat begins to brown, add the red pepper flakes, oregano, turmeric, chili powder, salt and pepper. and mix well.
5. Add the kidney and great northern beans and pour in the vegetable broth, buffalo sauce and tomato sauce. Reduce to low heat.
6. Cover the chili, and allow to cook for the next 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.