Growing up, cornbread and chili was a staple. A pound of hamburger could feed a family with 6 kids thanks to all the beans. We may have ran each other out of the house and singed nose hairs once the beans “came calling” but we all loved chili!

Oddly enough, it hasn’t been until recent years that I even heard of white chicken chili. But now, we almost prefer this easy white chicken chili over regular chili.

Ever been in a hurry, rushing around to make dinner, and suddenly realize you are missing ingredients? At this point you have three choices; Make something else, run to the store, or substitute.

One night I was making white chicken chili and realized I only had half the white beans needed. After looking through my pantry, I decided to substitute rather than ask Jason to run to the store. What did I use? A can of black beans and a can of chick peas.

The result? It was fantastic! In fact, I decided to change my easy white chicken chili recipe and always add in black beans and chick peas.

You see, sometimes life throws curve balls. You have everything all planned out and ready to go, then “swoosh!” out of nowhere something changes.

That’s when you get to make a choice. You can stress and fight to fix things, or you can let go. Let go of your plans, think outside the box, get creative. You may discover the end result is far better than what your plans would’ve ever given.

So how about this recipe for easy white chicken chili supreme? It’s easy, less than an hour start to finish and because the pot needs to simmer awhile, you have plenty of time to wash up the meal prep dishes and set the table!