sonja's white chili

Ingredients

• 2-16 oz cans white northern beans
• 2-14 oz cans chicken broth
• 1 small jar chicken soup base
• 2-4 oz cans diced green chiles
• 1 - rotisserie chicken, deboned and diced
• 1 package johnsonville mild or sweet italian sausage (5 in a pack) casing peeled and broken into a small meatball size pieces
• 2 heaping teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or oregano leaves
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black or white pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 4 - garlic cloves chopped
• 3 stalks celery chopped
• 4 - carrots peeled and grated
• 1/2 large green bell pepper chopped
• 1/2 large red bell pepper chopped
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• - mexican cheese or 4-cheeses, shredded (optional)
• - sour cream (optional)
• 4 cups cooked parboiled rice (optional)