Barb's Bird and Bacon Green Chili
Cuisine: Southwestern
Author: Barb Dennis
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 13 hours
Total time: 13 hours 20 mins
Robust, very flavorful green chili stew with chicken and bacon.
Ingredients
  • 1½ lbs. diced chicken breasts
  • ½ lb. thick cut bacon, cooked & crumbled
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1½ cups diced roasted green chili (I use Big Jims)
  • 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • ½ tablespoons cumin
Instructions
  1. Fry bacon till quite crispy, remove from pan and drain, when cool crumble bacon into bits depending upon how much bacon grease is in pan, remove some if necessary and add chicken
  2. Salt & pepper chicken, then cook chicken in bacon fat till done, usually, 5 to 7 minutes
  3. Add onions & garlic cook till done, 3 to 4 minutes
  4. Add flour to pan and cook 2 to 3 minutes
  5. Add water and broth
  6. Add green chilies, tomatoes and cumin
  7. Add crumbled bacon bits to chili, stir well, cover and let simmer on stove for about an hour
  8. Put in crock pot on low setting and let cook for at least 12 hours
  9. I let it stay in the crock pot overnight
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/soups-and-chilis/crockpot-chili-recipes/barbs-green-chili/