California Gold Rush WHITE BEAN CHILI

A savory and heartwarming white bean chili mix with mild peppers and sweet potatoes, add artichoke hearts for this California style meal. We recommend pairing our white bean chili with our Appalachian Trail Cornbread for a satisfying meal.

Serves: 5-6
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 1.5 hours

A heartwarming white bean chili with turkey, chicken or vegetarian!

White Bean Chili Mix Ingredients:
Navy beans, sweet potatoes, onions, red and green peppers, celery, paprika, garlic and spices. No added salt, preservatives or MSG.

Gluten-Free Item

Recipe Additions: 2 tablespoons oil
1 pound fresh ground turkey (or chicken)
1 14-ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered or one box frozen
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth

White Bean Chili Recipe Directions:
Preparing the beans:
•Rinse, drain and pick over.
•Place in a bowl with 8 cups water and soak for 4 hours at room temperature or for a “quick soak” boil for 10 minutes and let stand for 2 hours.
•Drain beans and place in a 4 quart pot with 8 cups of water.
•Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or more.

While simmering beans:
•Sauté turkey in oil over medium heat.
•Stir in vegetable packet and artichoke hearts.
•Add broth and drained beans.
•Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
•Optional: Serve with lime wedges, cilantro, and/or sour cream.

Vegetarian Soup Recipe Variations:
Remove the ground turkey, and use 5 cups of broth instead of 6.

Optionial: Add box of frozen or cut up fresh butternut squash during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

More Ideas:
Serve chili in taco shells with slices of fresh avocado and sour cream. A great use for leftover chili!

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Slow Cooker Recipe Directions:
Recommended slow cooker: 3-4 quart
Prepare the beans the night before:

•Rinse, drain and pick over the beans.
•Place beans in a bowl with 2 quarts water and refrigerate overnight.
Assembling the chili in the morning (or the night before):
•In a skillet, sauté ground turkey or chicken in oil over medium heat. Stir in contents of vegetable packet.
•Transfer seasoned turkey to bowl of slow cooker. (Cover and refrigerate, if doing the night before.)

Cooking:
•Drain beans and add to slow cooker with broth and artichoke hearts.
•Cover and cook on HIGH for 8 hours.
•Optional: Serve with lime wedges, sour cream, or shredded cheddar cheese.


Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 3 Tbsp. (36g) Dry Mix
Prepared Serving Size: About 1 Cup
Serving Per Container: About 12

Amount per Serving Mix Prepared
Calories 90 210
Calories from Fat 5 80

% Daily Value**
Total Fat 0g* 0% 14%
Saturated Fat 0mg 0% 8%
Trans Fat 0mg
Cholesterol 0mg 0% 10%
Sodium 25mg 1% 23%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 7% 8%
Dietary Fiber 10g 40% 44%
Sugars 1g
Protein 7g

Vitamin A 30% 30%
Vitamin C 35% 35%
Calcium 6% 8%
Iron 15% 20%
* Amount in Mix
** Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.