I won a blind taste test chili cookoff with this Buffalo chicken chili against nine traditional beef chilis! Garnish with shredded Tex-Mex cheese, crushed corn chips, and sour cream.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 pounds ground chicken breast
1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
5 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground paprika
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup hot buffalo wing sauce (such as frank's® redhot buffalo wing sauce), or to taste
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can white kidney or cannellini beans, drained
1 (19 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
Directions:
Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the pot. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes.
Stir in carrot, onion, celery, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until onion is translucent and carrots begin to soften, 3 to 4 more minutes.
Stir in hot sauce, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and white and red kidney beans. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender and flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
