SWEET AND SMOKY BBQ CHICKEN CHILI (SLOW cooking utensil OR STOVE TOP)

You are aiming to wish this a day.

Its sweet and smokiness strikes a chord in my memory of Busch’s baked beans that square measure one in all my favorite childhood comfort foods however loaded with tender chicken, inexperienced chilies, cumin, flavouring, smoke-dried paprika and liquid smoke.  Seriously slurpworthilicious. (I hope you don’t mind i prefer to create up words – generally its necessary.)

If you aren’t at home with liquid smoke, it imparts a splendidly smoky flavor and very is liquid smoke it's created by capturing smoke because it rises through a combustion chamber stuffed with wood chips to a condenser. within the condenser, the smoke cools and forms a liquid, therefore liquid smoke. thus if you ever wish one thing to style likes its been grilled outdoors or smoke-dried for hours, add a trifle liquid smoke. (Usually found next to the barbecue sauces within the grocery.)

So back to the present BBQ Chicken Chili being really easy, my mother served this on Dec 25 half – remark the proper stress free meal!  All you are doing is add all the ingredients to the slow cooking utensil.  Done.  If you don’t have a slow cooking utensil or don’t have time to attend as a result of you wish to eat the chili right away, then you only add the step of brownging the chicken for one or two minutes then proceed to feature the ingredients to your Dutch Oven/soup pot and simmer away. when half-hour, take your withdraw and shred it and add it back to your pot. additionally super simple!   I desire i'm setting out to sound sort of a broken record with of these easy soups and slow cooking utensil meals, however I can’t ever stop turning into giddy over meals that square measure each delicious and easy.  Like very, it simply appears wrong somehow for therefore a lot of flavor and aroma to emerge with no thought or effort.  But also

So.

So.

Right.

Its like magic.

And then its time for my favorite half – loading your magic beans of Sweet and Smoky BBQ Chicken Chili with cheese – heaps and plenty of cheese – soured cream, battercake chips, avocado and even bacon if you wish. as a result of BBQ and bacon simply belong along. you'll like.

Sweet and Smoky BBQ Chicken Chili – my present to you which will still bring you joy all year spherical.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (16 oz) can cannellini beans, undrained
• 1 (16 oz) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (16 oz) can pinto beans, undrained
• 1 4 oz. can green chilies
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 14.5 oz. can chicken broth mixed with 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• Hot sauce to taste (reserve until end of cooking)
• 
  Garnishes
• Cilantro
• Cheese
• Sour cream
• bacon
• tortilla chips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and add to the bottom of your slow cooker, Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir around chicken.
2. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. When chicken is tender, remove to a cutting board to shred or dice (personal preference) and return to slow cooker. Cook an additional 20 minutes.
3. Add additional water/chicken broth for a less "chunky" soup if desired.
4. Taste and add hot sauce, salt/pepper to taste.
5. Best garnished with cheese, cilantro, sour cream, chips and bacon!

NOTES

STOVETOP: Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat in a large Dutch oven/soup pot. Add chicken and brown on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Add the remaining ingredients, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender enough to shred. Shred chicken, return to dutch oven and simmer on low for an additional 30 minutes.