Chicken Butternut Chili

Dinner

At our house, we just love a good comforting, hearty, tomato-based chili with bold flavors! This unique chili is loaded with veggies and flavor. You can also prepare the recipe in the slow cooker. Just add ingredients to the crock and cook over high heat for about 4 hours.

Average Rating: 4.333333

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 35 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1 medium tomato, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 envelope reduced-sodium chili seasoning mix
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
Chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; saute carrots, celery and onion until tender, 6-8 minutes.
2. Stir in squash, tomato, tomato paste, seasoning mix and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until squash is tender, 20-25 minutes. Stir in chicken; heat through. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Freeze option:
Freeze cooled chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 201 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 591mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 4g fiber), 15g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.