Whether you want to add some spice to your diet or use up a bunch of green chilis, you’ll find a recipe on this list! These hatch green chili recipes are healthy, low in calories, and perfect for all occasions. Ranging from green chili stew, and green chili enchiladas, to green chili mac and cheese and green chili dips.
Green chilis are in season from August through September here and each time I’m at the grocery store, I spend at least 5 minutes staring at them imagining all the things I could do with them. Since I haven’t made new recipes lately for my blog, I’ve compiled these healthy green chili recipes from other sites that I love just for you.
I hope I’ll have enough time on my hands next year to actually make some of these recipes.
20 Healthy Green Chili Recipes
1. Easy Keto Chicken Green Chili
You only need 8 ingredients and 27 minutes to have this healthy chicken green chili casserole ready to serve. One serving of this recipe has over 40g of protein and just under 400 calories making it the perfect dinner recipe. Just go easy on the salt to reduce your sodium intake.
2. Pork Chili Verde
This spicy pork chili verde is the perfect low-calorie dinner recipe. I have this one high on my list of chili recipes to try ASAP. With just a few ingredients, you can have this ready to serve in a little under 3 hours! This recipe has only 306 calories and 40g of protein.
3. Green Chili Potato Stew
This new Mexican green chili potato stew looks so delicious and definitely something I would enjoy eating. It’s highly nutritious and low in calories too. I highly recommend you choose low-sodium ingredients because the sodium content is through the roof! Other than that, it’s perfect.
4. Green Chili Mushroom Turkey Burger
The idea of a turkey burger had me sold on Hello! Since it’s a very healthy protein alternative, I’ll just at the idea of using it in my recipes and this one is no exception, I’m all over this soon. I wouldn’t change anything about this recipe cause it’s already healthy enough.
5. Chicken Green Chili Verde Stew
It’s healthy, it’s filling, and it’s the perfect dinner recipe! This chicken chili verde stew can be made in a slow cooker or on the stovetop, it has only 261 calories per serving and almost 35g of protein. Like other recipes on my blog, I always recommend going easy on the salt and this one is no different.
6. Green Enchiladas Chicken Soup
This green enchiladas chicken soup is made with salsa verde and green enchiladas sauce so it’s the perfect way to use up those extra green chilis. The chicken adds an extra flavor and protein making this soup extra filling. You know the drill, easy on the salt.
7. Gluten-free Green Chili Potato Quinoa Soup
The combination may sound strange but I would definitely eat this. The ingredients used to make this soup are extremely healthy and are bound to keep you full for hours. This recipe is as healthy as they get, low-fat, low-sodium & of course, low-calorie.
8. Hatch Green Chile Guacamole
Who wouldn’t want to enjoy some delicious hatch green chili guacamole right? I know I would and this one sounds like a must-try! If you have 5 minutes on your hand and a few guacamole ingredients, you can enjoy this delight right now. Oh, and it’s just 171 calories.
9. Green Chili Mac & Cheese
This list of green chili recipes won’t be complete without some mac & cheese right? Well, here is a healthy one worth trying, with just a few ingredients, you can have this hatched green chili mac & cheese ready in 25 minutes. I recommend reducing the salt as usual.
10. Green Chili Potato Salad
Last but certainly not least, we have the drumroll… Green chili potato salad. I love potato salads and making one without a touch of green chili would be like making a potato salad fail! Lol, I have no idea where that came from. Anyway, I’ll be trying this one very soon and I really think you should too.
Conclusion
I hope you liked this green chili recipe compilation and if you’ve tried some already, help a girl out and let me know what you think in the comments below. You can also find me on Pinterest, Flipboard, threads, and all over the internet, just search for Kkinnyfitmama.
