Favorite White Chicken Chili Recipe

"I made this chili last night with a few modifications for my church's potluck today. I used about 4 lbs of chicken to accommodate approx 15-20 people (each pack of boneless chicken tenders I purchased was about 4 servings). Likewise, I used 4 15oz cans of beans- 2 of the Great Northern and 2 of the Cannellini (each can is about 4 servings). I increased the broth used to approx 1 cup per 4 serving packet of chicken I used- so I used about 4 cups of broth. If you end up with chili that is too runny, drain off some excess liquid or add some more chicken later to absorb it. On the suggestion of another response to the original recipe, I chose to marinade the chicken. I used the Lowry's 30 minute Tequila-Lime marinade which I found near the BBQ sauces and marinade bottles at the grocery store . Due to the quantity of chicken I was using, I poured the whole bottle of the marinade into a plastic bag over the chicken, shook it really well, double bagged it and let it marinade in the fridge for 4 hrs.. it was great. Just drain off the excess marinade and discard it. I cheated on the seasoning in response to the one negative response I saw about the original recipe. I used 3 packets (1.25 oz each) of the McCormick White Chicken Chili seasoning mix that I found near the packet gravy mixes at the store. I also added some extra cumin powder, garlic powder and minced up some fresh cilantro in my magic bullet as well. The flavor was AWESOME and had a depth of tex-mex kick without being spicy. It was a great balance. I didn't add any of the green/yellow/red nor jalapeno peppers because some kids & folks don't like them. I put the broth, chicken and seasonings into my beloved crockpot first like the recipe said but I let mine stew up for 6 hrs on low before I added the drained, canned beans. I let those warm through on low for 2 hrs before I had to transfer my pot to church then it sat on low some more for another two hrs...... My advice is to make MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED BECAUSE THIS CHILI WENT QUICK AND FOLKS WANTED MORE. I RECEIVED LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS ON THIS CHILI AND I WILL BE COOKING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. I think the original recipe would have probably sufficed and been super, but I'm glad that the response to the flavor was so overwhelmingly positive. I didn't get a chance to taste the final product so next time, I'm definately going to make more. PS I forgot about the cheese due to running late but it would have been a nice touch."