Burn Your Face Off Healthy White Chicken Chili

I'm currently typing this blog entry with a lovely burning sensation on my nose, nostrils, lips, cheeks, eyes and fingers. I don't think I've ever had this sensation, ever. Not only is the sensation awful, my skin is beet red and did I mention extremely painful?! So, where did this pain derive from....? Good old cayenne pepper!

Note to self, do not purchase Dean and Deluca's fancy spices. Buy the cheap McCormick spices with the "safety lid" and save yourself the pain and money.... Treasure Island strikes again! Like I mentioned in my last post, half the selection as a normal store. If I would've had my camera on me, I definitely would've taken a picture to show you the enormous amount of empty spice rows. Conveniently, the expensive spices  were full of course. Lucky me :-)

So, back to the actual point of this post... The White Chicken Chili... Prior to nursing my little face with milk, baking soda, and painting in honey (I'm sure my sweet red cheeks and nose will be quite the topic of conversation at work tomorrow), I created the following (spicy!!) delicious, healthy chili:

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 of a jalapeno pepper
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• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped Ortega Green Chiles
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans low sodium 99% fat free chicken broth
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
• 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans
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Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Slowly cook and stir the onion until tender. Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, chicken and white beans. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove the mixture from heat. Slowly stir in toppings of your choice: avocado, 2% milk fat cheese, and low fat sour cream

Enjoy!