It's a White Chili Kind of Day

@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
March 4, 2017 1:44pm CST
Well not really, but I wanted to try a new recipe. I put this white chili into my slow cooker early this morning and now it is ready to eat. I thought it had a little too much acidity and I added some honey, perfection. I check the Internet to see if this was weird but evidently, it isn't. I could find many recipes with honey added. It added just a little touch of sweetness that made it taste excellent. It was made with chicken and two kinds of beans including black. Have you ever added honey to chili?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
4 Mar 17
I never have but I think it would good. I must remember that the next time I make chili.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Sue Bee the honey company has a whole bunch of ideas, I didn't get my recipe there but it is where I looked to see if honey in chili was weird.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
4 Mar 17
@BelleStarr I will have to check it out.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
No I haven't but this certainly looks yummy. I don't think Australians use beans to the same extent that Americans do. Certainly we never had them as children and Vin and I con't have them now. It's hard to get away from your 'normal' foods sometimes but we should try them. I know they are good for you.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
5 Mar 17
Beans are good for you..and cheap as well.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
My mother always made baked beans and bean and ham soup and my mother-in-law taught me to make lentil soup so I am just expanding my repertoire a little.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 17
@BelleStarr We have pea and ham soup but haven't tried bean and ham. It's good you're expanding your repertoire.
@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Mar 17
No, I haven't. I do try honey in everything though. It is good stuff.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Mar 17
@BelleStarr ......Oh, that is good.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Yes and I even used local honey to help with my allergies.
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@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
4 Mar 17
I have not ever heard of white chili, what kind of meat are you using in this recipe? I have certainly not heard of adding honey either, but it would depend on the rest of the recipe, you're a great cook, so I doubt that you'd put something together that didn't make any sense.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
The white part is chicken. The honey added a smoothness and took the acidity of the tomatoes out. Thank you for the wonderful compliment, my mother was a great cook so I always judge myself against her and come up a bit short lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
@Juliaacv Tonight we ate out too at one of our favorite Italian restaurants, chicken marsala. A fancy steak house is always a treat.
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@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
5 Mar 17
@BelleStarr That sounds delicious. I think that you must have really watched your mother and picked up a lot of her talent. We just got home from dinner out, we ate a very fancy steak house.......and now we are both stuffed!
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Mar 17
we have not.But heard that some do.I thing that the honey will make it too sweet for me.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
I did not put enough to make it sweet, just a tablespoon or so but it made it much less acidic and smoother.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Mar 17
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
4 Mar 17
No, never. Looks good! I have added honey to other things, however.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
It just tasted like it needed something and I took a guess and it was a good guess lol
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
4 Mar 17
@BelleStarr A good guess is a lucky guess.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Mar 17
The term White Chili really stumped me and I had to look it up to confirm that ordinary chilis were used.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Mar 17
@BelleStarr It was still enough to confuse me.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
lol The white part is chicken instead of beef. It was quite yummy.
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• Austin, Texas
5 Mar 17
Never added honey to chili. It was hard enough getting my family to try white chili. It got mixed reviews. I liked it!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
It made it smoother, my husband isn't a chili fan and he liked it very well.
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@jstory07 (134457)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Mar 17
Your cili looks very good. I hope it tasted as good as it looks.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
It did taste very goo.
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
5 Mar 17
The oddest thing I remember putting in chili was peanut butter......never tried honey
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
Well now you have something else to try lol
• United States
4 Mar 17
actually no, I would have to taste it first to see if I like it that way or not, never had sweet chili, we don't each much of the black beans.. it does look good.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
It isn't sweet, it just took the acid out of the tomatoes. I don't eat a lot of black beans either but this was good.
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Mar 17
Never tried it but I love chili so I will try it next time.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
I hope that you end up liking it.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
4 Mar 17
Us, Pilipinos would love that, for always have this sweet thing on almost everything and i might put some ;)
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
It did make it have such a good taste, it was a good addition.
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• Prairieville, Louisiana
5 Mar 17
I hate kidney beans in chilli.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
No kidney beans in this version, great northern and black beans.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Looks delicious! Ive never done honey in mine but probably because I always like it super spicy. Enjoy!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Thanks, I enjoyed a nice bowl and it is rather mild since my hubs doesn't like spicy. The honey wouldn't affect the spiciness I don't think yes the acid from the tomatoes.
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
4 Mar 17
No, but I can see how it could improve the flavor. Most chili's could use a little sweetening!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
4 Mar 17
It was the perfect touch, I really loved it but I just wanted to know if I had invented something rare and no, I didn't lol.
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
5 Mar 17
I add honey nowhere, both my husband and I dislike the taste of honey.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
Okay well then this is not something you will be doing.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
6 Mar 17
@BelleStarr No surely not, even because I have cut on every kind of sweets.
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• United States
5 Mar 17
I don't make it or eat it. My husband makes chili once in a while, but I don't think he would ever add honey to anything.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
It is not something that everyone would enjoy perhaps but we did.
• United States
6 Mar 17
@BelleStarr We are both fussy but for different reasons.
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• Midland, Michigan
6 Mar 17
I don't {{ believe} }particularly like {{ chili}} honey (is what I wrote. The keyboard thought it could read my mind, I guess).That's my husband's thing, meaning the honey. Even if it never gets old I wouldn't think about using what's in the cupboard as it doesn't look that palatable. We had white chicken chili for lunch. It was one of the meals brought over from friends and family. I don't know what all was put into it, but it was loaded with more chicken than I've ever used for one dish. My husband said there were beans but not many, no room in the inn... I mean the container. It was quite mild. I don't know if she put cheese or salsa in it. Maybe I'll ask for her recipe. Found out today that my husband found potatoes in it too. I think I {{VB}} thought the potatoes and white beans were chicken too.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
I only used about a pound of chicken in this chili so it was not overly meaty.
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• Midland, Michigan
6 Mar 17
© 2017 Marsha Musselman. All Rights Reserved. White Chicken Chili made by a friend at church
@BelleStarr There wasn't as much chicken as I thought while eating it. Some of it was also white beans and potatoes cut the same size as the meat. My husband are the rest of it for lunch. I remembered I was going to take a picture of it, which we did. The next thing was trying to figure out who wrote about chili. I'd upload it now but I'm in the recliner again about ready for a nap since getting up at 6am. I'll upload the pic later. Uploaded the image, Iz and you possibly missed this blurb before? @BelleStarr
5 Mar 17
Never, but it looks good.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
It tasted even better than it looked.
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6 Mar 17
@BelleStarr I can imagine.
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