Skillet White Chicken Chili Dip

It’s winter, and my instagram feed is filled with people enjoying their holiday traditions – cookie baking, tree lighting, sledding, game day parties…. I can’t help but love this time of year, even if a little hustle and bustle comes with it. Between Brian and I, we have four families to celebrate with, meaning lots of good food, fun and love.

On Christmas Eve we head to Brian’s mom’s, all 25+ of us (and growing!) for a day filled with hot toddies served in her original set of Tom & Jerry mugs from the 1970’s and the annual Shuv-unda game (more on that soon). We forgo a big meal with lots of prep and instead everyone brings their favorite appetizers, a tradition I’m totally a fan of.

This year, I’m bringing this Skillet White Chicken Chili Dip served piping hot in a skillet.

You can watch me make it, start to finish, HERE.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll take white chili over red any day. The combination of soft white beans, lots of garlic and zesty salsa verde is just so perfect. Sometimes with chicken, sometimes without. Either way, it’s just how I like to warm up on a winter day.

This cheesy dip version came about as I was looking to use up some leftover rotisserie chicken (side note: Whole Foods now roasts organic ones daily). And it was Sunday – chips and dip are required for watching football around here.

I ended up having a can of white beans and half a red pepper handy, along with a jar of my homemade salsa verde. There was only about a cup left of a mozzarella/cheddar cheese bag, so to give it a little more volume I pureed 3/4 of the white beans with a some sour cream and garlic.

I fell in love with its smooth base and surprise bites of chicken throughout. And coincidentally, the pops of color from the peppers and cilantro is quite holiday-esque. The salsa verde gives it some tang and the way the cheese bubbles and browns……. dang, so good.

And nobody will even know it’s a little lighter thanks to the bean puree.)

*updated with video (collaboration with Annie D. Souza) and photos 12/27/2016

Skillet White Chicken Chili Dip

A bubbly, cheesy skillet dip that tastes like white chicken chili. You'll blend white beans into the mix to make it healthier, and you can use rotisserie chicken to make things easy!

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Prep Time :10 minutes minutes

Cook Time :20 minutes minutes

Total Time :30 minutes minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Amanda Paa

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Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can white beans, drained
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
• juice of a half lime
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup sweet corn fresh or frozen
• 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
• 2 cups mozzarella/cheddar cheese combination divided
• 1/3 cup diced red pepper
• 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon salsa verde I like the jar from Trader Joe's as it's just spicy enough. If you buy a different kind, taste and see if you'd like some spice. If so, add a bit of tabasco!

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Equipment

• Lodge Cast Iron Skillet, Pre-Seasoned and Ready for Stove Top or Oven Use, 

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Brush olive oil onto bottom and halfway up sides of a 10 inch cast iron skillet. (You could also bake in any vessel you normally use for baking dips, relatively the same size.)
• Reserve 1/4 cup of the drained beans, set aside. Add the rest of the beans, sour cream, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and salt to a food processor. Puree until smooth. Taste and add a little salt if needed. Stir in chicken, corn, cilantro and 1 cup of cheese.
• Spread onto bottom of skillet, then evenly sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup white beans, red peppers and salsa verde on top of the mixture. Cover with remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, until dip is bubbling. Then broil for a few minutes to brown the top. Serve immediately. Can be rewarmed as needed.

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